AU2001252071A1 - A method for locally modifying the effective bandgap energy in indium gallium arsenide phosphide (ingaasp) quantum well structures - Google Patents

A method for locally modifying the effective bandgap energy in indium gallium arsenide phosphide (ingaasp) quantum well structures

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AU2001252071A1
AU2001252071A1 AU2001252071A AU5207101A AU2001252071A1 AU 2001252071 A1 AU2001252071 A1 AU 2001252071A1 AU 2001252071 A AU2001252071 A AU 2001252071A AU 5207101 A AU5207101 A AU 5207101A AU 2001252071 A1 AU2001252071 A1 AU 2001252071A1
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Gregory J. Letal
Bradley J. Robinson
David A. Thompson
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