III-nitride semiconductors for intersubband optoelectronics: A review

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Beeler, M ^a   Trichas, E ^a   Monroy, E ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BAND OFFSET; ELECTROOPTICAL MODULATORS; III-NITRIDE QUANTUM WELLS; III-NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; LONGITUDINAL OPTICAL; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; THZ QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; ULTRAFAST PHOTONIC DEVICES;

LIGHT MODULATORS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHONONS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

NITRIDES;

EID: 84879584939     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/28/7/074022     Document Type: Review

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