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Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE

Theory Of Optical Pulse Propagation In A Bulk Resonant Exciton Semiconductor

Joseph L. Birman

Published Aug 3, 1987• 0 citations
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Abstract

A brief tutorial review will be given on the origin of optical non-locality in the resonant, excitonic region of a semiconductor. The consequences of resonant exciton interactions for propagation of optical transients and pulses in semiconductors will be high lighted.
DOI
10.1117/12.940870

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