FEASIBILITY OF 1.55 MU-M INTERSUBBAND PHOTONIC DEVICES USING INGAAS/ALAS PSEUDOMORPHIC QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURES

被引:25
作者
HIRAYAMA, Y
SMET, JH
PENG, LH
FONSTAD, CG
IPPEN, EP
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,DIV APPL SCI,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[2] MIT,DEPT ELECT ENGN & COMP SCI,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
[3] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 1B期
关键词
INTERSUBBAND TRANSITION; PSEUDOMORPHIC QUANTUM WELL; PHOTONIC SWITCH; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; CARRIER RELAXATION;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.890
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We propose to use 1.55 mu m intersubband transitions as a key mechanism for novel photonic devices such as fast photonic switches which are applicable to current optical communication systems. The calculation of carrier relaxation times shows a few picosecond switching time for 1.55 mu m intersubband transitions. The well-width dependence of intersubband transition energies in InGaAs/AlAs pseudomorphic quantum well structures has been studied to realize 1.55 mu m intersubband transitions.
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页码:890 / 895
页数:6
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