DocumentCode
2783646
Title
Intersubband transition of AlN/GaN quantum wells in optimized AlN-based waveguide structure
Author
Shimizu, T. ; Kumtornkittikul, C. ; Iizuka, N. ; Sugiyama, M. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, 153-8904, Japan
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We achieved low-power saturation of intersubband absorption at 1.5 ¿m with AlN-based AlN/GaN quantum wells. By optimizing the etching condition of waveguides, the saturation energy was reduced by a factor of 3.
Keywords
Absorption; Communication switching; Epitaxial layers; Etching; Gallium nitride; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Quantum well devices; Switches; Waveguide transitions;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431094
Filename
4431094
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