HIGH-CONTRAST ELECTRON-TRANSFER GAAS-ALGAAS MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL WAVE-GUIDE MODULATOR

被引:5
作者
BLUM, O [1 ]
ZUCKER, JE [1 ]
CHANG, TY [1 ]
SAUER, NJ [1 ]
DIVINO, M [1 ]
JONES, KL [1 ]
GUSTAFSON, TK [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,HOLMDEL,NJ 07733
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10.1109/68.82101
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report the first GaAs-AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well electron transfer waveguide modulator. On-off ratios as high as 75:1 are obtained at 864.5 nm for an applied voltage of -5 to 10 V. We show that the wavelength and voltage characteristics of the device can be successfully interpreted in terms of the calculated energy band diagram.
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页码:327 / 329
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