Title :
Hybrid optical bistability based on increasing absorption in depletion layer of an Si Schottky seed device
Author :
J¿¿ger, D. ; Forsmann, F. ; Zhai, H.-C.
Author_Institution :
Universitÿt Mÿnster, Institut fÿr Angewandte Physik, Mÿnster, West Germany
Abstract :
We report novel experimental results of cavityless optical bistability in the depletion layer of an Si Schottky SEED with CW light of 1.06¿m at room temperature, where the induced absorption is largely enhanced by electrooptical feedback.
Keywords :
Schottky effect; electro-optical devices; elemental semiconductors; optical bistability; silicon; 1.06 micron; CW light; Schottky SEED device; Si-Al; cavityless optical bistability; depletion layer; electrooptical feedback; hybrid optical bistability; induced absorption;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870356
