DIRECT INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF QUANTUM-CONFINED STARK-EFFECT IN INAS GAAS SHORT-PERIOD STRAINED-LAYER SUPERLATTICE MQWS

被引:5
作者
KOEHLER, SD
GARMIRE, EM
JUPINA, MH
HASENBERG, TC
KOST, AR
机构
[1] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT ELECT ENGN ELECTROPHYS,NATL CTR INTEGRATED PHOTON TECHNOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
[2] HUGHES RES LABS,MALIBU,CA 90265
关键词
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND MATERIAL TESTING;
D O I
10.1049/el:19911426
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The electrorefraction within and below the band edge of multiple (50) InAs/GaAs short period strained-layer super-lattice quantum wells has been measured. An index change of 4 x 10(-3) was measured near the excitonic resonance with an applied electric field of 27 kV/cm, corresponding to a quadratic electro-optic coefficient of -3 x 10(-13) cm2/V2. These results agree with predictions from the Kramers-Kronig relations based on measurements of electroabsorption.
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页码:2303 / 2304
页数:2
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