Impact Ionization Coefficients of Digital Alloy and Random Alloy Al 0.85 Ga 0.15 As 0.56 Sb 0.44 in a Wide Electric Field Range
- Award ID(s):
- 1936016
- PAR ID:
- 10357305
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 14
- ISSN:
- 0733-8724
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 4758 to 4764
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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