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Third harmonic generation on exciton-polaritons in bulk semiconductors subject to a magnetic field. / Warkentin, W.; Mund, J.; Yakovlev, D. R.; Pavlov, V. V.; Pisarev, R. V.; Rodina, A. V.; Glazov, M. M.; Ivchenko, E. L.; Bayer, M.

In: Physical Review B, Vol. 98, No. 7, 075204, 14.08.2018.

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Warkentin, W, Mund, J, Yakovlev, DR, Pavlov, VV, Pisarev, RV, Rodina, AV, Glazov, MM, Ivchenko, EL & Bayer, M 2018, 'Third harmonic generation on exciton-polaritons in bulk semiconductors subject to a magnetic field', Physical Review B, vol. 98, no. 7, 075204. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.075204

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Warkentin, W., Mund, J., Yakovlev, D. R., Pavlov, V. V., Pisarev, R. V., Rodina, A. V., Glazov, M. M., Ivchenko, E. L., & Bayer, M. (2018). Third harmonic generation on exciton-polaritons in bulk semiconductors subject to a magnetic field. Physical Review B, 98(7), [075204]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.075204

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Warkentin W, Mund J, Yakovlev DR, Pavlov VV, Pisarev RV, Rodina AV et al. Third harmonic generation on exciton-polaritons in bulk semiconductors subject to a magnetic field. Physical Review B. 2018 Aug 14;98(7). 075204. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.075204

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Warkentin, W. ; Mund, J. ; Yakovlev, D. R. ; Pavlov, V. V. ; Pisarev, R. V. ; Rodina, A. V. ; Glazov, M. M. ; Ivchenko, E. L. ; Bayer, M. / Third harmonic generation on exciton-polaritons in bulk semiconductors subject to a magnetic field. In: Physical Review B. 2018 ; Vol. 98, No. 7.

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