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Abstract

The control of interference in optical absorption by quantum mechanical tunneling is reported. The effect might provide a way to make semiconductor lasers without population inversion.

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Title
Controlling the sign of quantum interference by tunnelling from quantum wells
Author
Faist, Jerome; Capasso, Federico; Sirtori, Carlo; West, Ken W; Pfeiffer, L N
Pages
589-591
Publication year
1997
Publication date
Dec 11, 1997
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/37562
ProQuest document ID
204485830
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Dec 11, 1997