2X2 MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETRIC SWITCH BASED ON HETERO-N-I-P-I QUANTUM-WELLS

被引：4

作者：

LEIJTENS, X

YOFFE, GW

HAVERKORT, JEM

KAROUTA, F

BRUBACH, J

EIJKEMANS, T

KAUFMANN, LMF

SMIT, MK

STEGEMANN, JAA

ZHU, YC

WOLTER, JH

机构：

[1] COBRA Interuniversity Research Institute, 5600 MB Eindhoven

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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 1995年 / 66卷 / 20期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.113692

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O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

A 2×2 Mach-Zehnder interferometric switch has been developed employing 3 dB multimode interference (MMI) couplers and laterally contacted hetero-n-i-p-i quantum wells as the active material providing refractive index changes. Switching over a 4π range between the cross state and the bar state with an on/off ratio of 17:1 has been observed. A record voltage-length product for switching is observed of less than 1 V mm. By exploiting the quadratic nature of the quantum confined Stark effect, a differential switching voltage as low as 0.2 V mm is observed in the push-pull configuration.© 1995 American Institute of Physics.

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