Title :
Enhanced electro-optic effects in suspended waveguides
Author :
Stievater, T.H. ; Park, D. ; Rabinovich, W.S. ; Kanakaraju, S. ; Richardson, C.J.K. ; Khurgin, J.B.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate enhanced electro-optic phase shifts in suspended InGaAs/InGaAsP quantum well waveguides compared to attached waveguides. The enhancement stems from tightened mode confinement between the electrodes, and should improve further with thinner waveguides.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical effects; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical waveguides; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; InGaAs-InGaAsP; enhanced electro-optic effect; quantum well waveguide; suspended waveguide; tightened mode confinement; Etching; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor waveguides; Substrates; Tellurium; Voltage; (160.2100) Electro-optical materials; (160.6000) Semiconductors, including MQW; (230.3990) Microstructure devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
