Photocurrent self-oscillations in a direct-gap GaAs-AlAs superlattice

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Ohtani, N
Hosoda, M
Grahn, HT
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[1] ATR, OPT & RADIO COMMUN RES LABS, KYOTO 61902, JAPAN
[2] PAUL DRUDE INST FESTKORPERELEKT, D-10117 BERLIN, GERMANY
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10.1063/1.118417
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Undamped photocurrent self-oscillations have been observed in a direct-gap GaAs-AlAs superlattices. The oscillations in the MHz regime appear over a wide voltage range, where the time-averaged I-V characteristic exhibits a strong negative differential conductivity. The frequency distribution is strongly dependent on the applied voltage and the laser intensity. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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