If the width of the intrinsic region is reduced to the order of the de Broglie wavelength, the energies in the intrinsic region no longer become continuous but become discrete . ( Actually, they are not continuous but the energy levels are very close together so we think of them as being continuous . ) In this situation the double heterostructure becomes a quantum well.
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If the width of the intrinsic region is reduced to the order of the de Broglie wavelength, the energies in the intrinsic region no longer become continuous but become discrete . ( Actually, they are not continuous but the energy levels are very close together so we think of them as being continuous . ) In this situation the double heterostructure becomes a quantum well.
