Intervalley scattering in GaAs-AlAs quantum cascade lasers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1378-1380

  Wilson, L R ^a   Carder, D A ^a   Cockburn, J W ^a   Green, R P ^a   Revin, D G ^a   Steer, M J ^a   Hopkinson, M ^a   Hill, G ^a   Airey, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSFER; ENERGY SEPARATIONS; INDIRECT BAND GAP; INJECTION BARRIERS; INTERVALLEY SCATTERING; LASER DESIGNS; LASER LEVEL; OPERATING WAVELENGTH; QUANTUM-WELL STATE; X-POINT;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 79956050832     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1500775     Document Type: Article

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