DYNAMIC HOLOGRAPHY IN A REFLECTION-TRANSMISSION PHOTOREFRACTIVE QUANTUM-WELL ASYMMETRIC FABRY-PEROT

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KWOLEK, KM [1 ]
MELLOCH, MR [1 ]
NOLTE, DD [1 ]
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[1] PURDUE UNIV,SCH ELECT ENGN,W LAFAYETTE,IN 47907
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10.1063/1.112336
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A multiple-quantum-well film bonded to glass has high transmittance while performing simultaneously as a reflection asymmetric Fabry-Perot electro-optic modulator. When the multiple-quantum-well structure is made semi-insulating through proton implantation, the device becomes photorefractive and sensitive to dynamic space-charge grating formation. We demonstrate a photorefractive Al0.1Ga0.9As/GaAs multiple-quantum-well asymmetric Fabry-Perot device that has diffraction orders in both transmission and reflection. The reflection diffraction efficiency is enhanced by a favorable front/back reflectivity ratio for the incident glass-first interface geometry. We obtain output diffraction efficiencies of 1.3% in reflection and 0.7% in transmission, corresponding to input diffraction efficiencies of 0.15% in reflection and 0.22% in transmission.
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