Study on Self-Consistent Electronic Subband Structure of GaInAs/ AlInAs-Based Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser

Ming-Yan ZHOU; Wen XU; Yi-Ming XIAO; Huan XIAO; Long-Long LI; Peeters Francois M.; Hao-Wen LI; Si-Fan CHEN

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1672-8785.2023.01.004

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