Title :
Five-Layer Asymmetric Coupled Quantum Well with Giant Electrorefractive Effect
Author :
Tada, Kunio ; Arakawa, Taro
Author_Institution :
Kanazawa Inst. of Technol., Tokyo
fDate :
July 29 2007-Aug. 11 2007
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;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2007. i-NOW '07. International
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1591-5
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2007.4302879
