Title :
15 GHz bandwidth quantum well electron transfer intensity modulator at 1.55 mu m
Author :
Zucker, J.E. ; Marshall, J.L. ; Chang, T.Y. ; Sauer, N.J. ; Burrus, C.A. ; Centanni, J.C.
Abstract :
A barrier reservoir and quantum well electron transfer intensity modulator is reported, which operates at 1.55 mu m with the largest electrical bandwidth reported to date, 15 GHz. More than 20 dB extinction is obtained at 1.55 mu m for both TE and TM polarisations.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical modulation; semiconductor quantum wells; 1.55 micron; 16 GHz; BRAQWET structure; InGaAlAs-InAlAs; TE polarisation; TM polarisations; barrier reservoir; electrical bandwidth; extinction; quantum well electron transfer intensity modulator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921417
