• DocumentCode
    1297953
  • Title

    High-contrast electron-transfer GaAs-AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well waveguide modulator

  • Author

    Blum, O. ; Zucker, J.E. ; Chang, T.Y. ; Sauer, N.J. ; Divino, M. ; Jones, K.L. ; Gustafson, T.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    327
  • Lastpage
    329
  • Abstract
    The development of a GaAs-AlGaAs multiple quantum well electron transfer waveguide modulator is reported. On-off ratios as high as 75:1 are obtained at 864.5 nm of an applied voltage of -5 to 10 V. It is shown that the wavelength and voltage characteristics of the device can be successfully interpreted in terms of the calculated energy band diagram.<>
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; electro-optical devices; gallium arsenide; optical modulation; optical waveguides; semiconductor quantum wells; -5 to 10 V; 864.5 nm; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs-AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well; III-V semiconductor; electron transfer waveguide modulator; energy band diagram; high contrast; on off ratios; voltage characteristics; wavelength characteristics; Absorption; Electrons; Gallium arsenide; Intensity modulation; Microscopy; Photoconductivity; Quantum well devices; Reservoirs; Stark effect; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.82101
  • Filename
    82101