EFFECT OF WELL/BARRIER RATIO ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STRAINED INGAAS/GAAS QUANTUM-WELL MODULATORS

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作者
GHISONI, M
PARRY, G
HART, L
ROBERTS, C
MARINOPOULOU, A
STAVRINOU, PN
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI & TECHNOL,INTERDISCIPLINARY RES CTR SEMICOND MAT,LONDON SW7 2BZ,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL,INTERDISCIPLINARY RES CTR SEMICOND MAT,DEPT ELECTR & ELECT ENGN,LONDON WC1E 7JE,ENGLAND
关键词
SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19941379
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 authors report the electroabsorption response of strained multiquantum well In0.2Ga0.8As/GaAs structures as a function of increasing barrier thickness. We find that a tradeoff exists between improved structural quality and reduced performance due to the increase in nonabsorbing material. However changing the barrier from 100 to, 200 Angstrom causes a 25% increase in the maximum absorption change and a significant lowering of the insertion loss.
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页码:2067 / 2069
页数:3
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