• DocumentCode
    767698
  • Title

    Infrared quantum well intersubband modulator

  • Author

    Liu, H.C. ; Song, C.Y. ; SpringThorpe, A.J. ; Aers, G.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    7/24/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1149
  • Lastpage
    1150
  • Abstract
    A modulator based on intersubband transition in asymmetrical quantum wells having a large linear Stark shift is demonstrated. Using a high doping density and a large number of quantum wells, a strong intersubband absorption (∼85%) is achieved. With an appropriate asymmetrical quantum well design, a large linear Stark shift is obtained.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; Stark effect; electro-optical modulation; gallium arsenide; quantum well devices; GaAs-AlGaAs; IR quantum well intersubband modulator; asymmetrical quantum wells; high doping density; infrared QW intersubband modulator; intersubband absorption; intersubband transition; linear Stark shift;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030738
  • Filename
    1222700