In this paper, by using the envelope function method (EFM) coupled to
the transfer matrix technique, we report the calculations of both the
conduction and the valence subbands of parabolic quantum wells (PQW) o
f AlGaAs. We note that the conduction subbands are equidistant for all
the values of k. We also observe that the valence subbands for PQW sh
ow a lower mixing compared to the square quantum wells (SQW) and are l
ess influenced by a longitudinal electric field.