• DocumentCode
    2025395
  • Title

    High-performance surface-normal modulators based on stepped quantum wells

  • Author

    Mohseni, H. ; An, H. ; Ulmer, A. ; Capewell, D. ; Chan, W.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Sarnoff Corp., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    1003
  • Abstract
    Surface-normal modulators based on stepped quantum wells at λ∼1.55 μm are demonstrated. These devices have nearly two times better efficiency and 7 dB higher extinction ratio compared to devices with rectangular and coupled-quantum wells.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; quantum well devices; stepped quantum wells; surface-normal modulators; Bandwidth; Energy consumption; Extinction ratio; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Indium phosphide; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Temperature distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363586
  • Filename
    1363586
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2025395