A VERY-LOW OPERATION CURRENT INGAASP/INP TOTAL INTERNAL-REFLECTION OPTICAL SWITCH USING P/N/P/N CURRENT BLOCKING LAYERS

被引:12
作者
OH, KR [1 ]
PARK, KS [1 ]
OH, DK [1 ]
KIM, HM [1 ]
PARK, HM [1 ]
LEE, KR [1 ]
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[1] KOREA ADV INST SCI & TECHNOL,DEPT ELECT ENGN,TAEJON,SOUTH KOREA
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10.1109/68.265891
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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
A very low operation current (20 mA) has been achieved for the first time with an InGaAsP/InP total-internal-reflection optical switch. The optical switch is fabricated on an n+-InP substrate using p/n/p/n current blocking layers. This switch has a large effective contact area and is a self-aligned structure. This is a promising result for making optical integrated circuits.
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