Title :
Quantum well saturable absorber mirror with electrical control of modulation depth
Author :
Liu, Xiaomin ; Rafailov, Edik U. ; Livshits, Daniil ; Turchinovich, Dmitry
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A saturable absorber mirror comprizing InGaAs/GaAs quantum wells incorporated into a p-i-n structure is demonstrated. Its modulation depth can be reduced from 4.25 % to 1.63 % by applying reverse bias voltage in the range 0–1 V.
Keywords :
Gallium arsenide; Indium gallium arsenide; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical pulses; PIN photodiodes; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
