Coupled GaAs multiple-quantum-well channel waveguides including quadratic electrooptic effect

Author

Tsang, L. ; Chuang, S.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

6

Issue

6

fYear

1988

fDate

6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

832

Lastpage

836

Abstract

Two coupled channel waveguides using GaAs multiple quantum wells are investigated using an improved coupled-mode theory for anisotropic waveguides and the effective index method. The quadratic electrooptic effect in the multiquantum-well structures is taken into consideration. It is shown that only a moderate electric field for multiquantum-well waveguides is necessary to achieve the optical power switching compared with that required for a bulk GaAs waveguide

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; electro-optical effects; gallium arsenide; integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; semiconductor superlattices; GaAs; III-V semiconductors; anisotropic waveguides; coupled-mode theory; effective index method; multiple-quantum-well channel waveguides; optical power switching; quadratic electrooptic effect; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Quantum well devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.4071

Filename

4071