DocumentCode
2841858
Title
A surface-normal asymmetric Fabry-Perot modulator at 1.3 μm using the Wannier-Stark effect of an InP/InGaAsP superlattice
Author
Tadanaga, Osamu ; Kagawa, Toshiaki ; Ito, Yoshio ; Amano, Chikara ; Kurokawa, Takashi
Author_Institution
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fYear
1998
fDate
11-15 May 1998
Firstpage
695
Lastpage
698
Abstract
This report describes a 1.3-μm surface-normal asymmetric Fabry-Perot modulator using the Wannier-Stark effect of an InP/InGaAsP superlattice. The extinction ratio of 11.6 dB is achieved at 14 V. The insertion loss is 9.9 dB. This is the first time an extinction ratio of over 10 dB has been obtained in surface-normal optical modulators operating at 1.3 μm
Keywords
Fabry-Perot interferometers; III-V semiconductors; Stark effect; electro-optical modulation; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical losses; semiconductor epitaxial layers; semiconductor superlattices; 1.3 mum; 14 V; 9.9 dB; InP-InGaAsP; Wannier-Stark effect; extinction ratio; insertion loss; superlattice; surface-normal asymmetric Fabry-Perot modulator; Absorption; Extinction ratio; Fabry-Perot; Gold; Indium phosphide; Mirrors; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Reflectivity; Superlattices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Tsukuba
ISSN
1092-8669
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4220-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIPRM.1998.712734
Filename
712734
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