A GAAS/ALGAAS ASYMMETRIC FABRY-PEROT REFLECTION MODULATOR WITH VERY HIGH CONTRAST RATIO

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作者
GERBER, DS
DROOPAD, R
MARACAS, GN
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[1] Center for Solid State Engineering Research, Arizona State University, Tempe
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10.1109/68.185059
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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We report results on the performance of a normally on, electroabsorptive, surface-normal Fabry-Perot reflection modulator. The device employs a cavity with a 100 angstrom GaAs/100 angstrom Al0.3Ga0.7As multiple quantum well and top and bottom quarter-wave mirrors with 4 and 19.5 periods, respectively. Very low values of off-state reflectance were measured, giving a maximum contrast ratio > 1000 (30 dB) and a maximum reflectance difference of 64.3%. The contrast ratio is, to our knowledge, the largest reported to date.
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