INTERSUBBAND ABSORPTION OF GAAS/ALGAAS QUANTUM-WELLS IN MBE GROWN MIDINFRARED SLAB WAVE-GUIDES

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作者
YANG, DD [1 ]
JULIEN, FH [1 ]
BOUCAUD, P [1 ]
LOURTIOZ, JM [1 ]
PLANEL, R [1 ]
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[1] CNRS,CTR NATL ETUDE TELECOMMUN,GRP SCI,F-92220 BAGNEUX,FRANCE
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10.1109/68.50883
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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
Mid-infrared slab waveguides containing GaAs/AIGaAs quantum wells were realized by molecular beam epitaxy. Waveguide absorbance measurements are performed with CO2 and NH3 lasers. A 14 dB sample absorbance is found at the intersubband transition center. Results are well interpreted with a simple waveguide model. © 1990 IEEE
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