Dynamics of a vertical cavity quantum cascade phonon laser structure

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Maryam, W ^a   Akimov, A V ^a   Campion, R P ^a   Kent, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EQUIPMENT; LASER METHOD; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LASER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOFABRICATION; OSCILLATOR; PHONON; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; STEADY STATE;

EID: 84893414797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3184     Document Type: Article

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