DocumentCode
3397839
Title
Five-Layer Asymmetric Coupled Quantum Well with Giant Electrorefractive Effect
Author
Tada, Kunio ; Arakawa, Taro
Author_Institution
Kanazawa Inst. of Technol., Tokyo
fYear
2007
fDate
July 29 2007-Aug. 11 2007
Firstpage
61
Lastpage
62
Abstract
The electrorefractive effect in five-layer asymmetric coupled quantum wells (FACQWs) is discussed. The FACQW exhibits giant electrorefractive index change in transparent wavelength region and it is very promising for high-performance optical modulators and switches.
Keywords
electro-optical effects; optical modulation; refractive index; semiconductor quantum wells; transparency; electrorefractive effect; five-layer asymmetric coupled quantum wells; giant electrorefractive index; high-performance optical modulators; optical switches; transparent wavelength region; Absorption; Gallium arsenide; Indium compounds; Indium gallium arsenide; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2007. i-NOW '07. International
Conference_Location
Beijing
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1591-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/INOW.2007.4302879
Filename
4302879
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