• DocumentCode
    499413
  • Title

    Band-gap tuning with mechanical heterostructures

  • Author

    Makowski, J.D. ; Anderson, B.D. ; Chan, W.S. ; Saarinen, M.J. ; Palmstróm, C.J. ; Talghader, J.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Two surface quantum wells in a collapsed heterostructure couple across an air gap of variable width. Experiments demonstrate a tuning range of 22 nm with the potential for up to 225 nm.
  • Keywords
    energy gap; quantum wells; air gap; band-gap tuning; mechanical heterostructures; surface quantum wells; Electron optics; Laser tuning; Magnetic separation; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Quantum computing; (230.4685) General; (230.5590) General;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224498