CR-DOPED GAAS/ALGAAS SEMIINSULATING MULTIPLE QUANTUM-WELL PHOTOREFRACTIVE DEVICES

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PARTOVI, A [1 ]
GLASS, AM [1 ]
OLSON, DH [1 ]
ZYDZIK, GJ [1 ]
OBRYAN, HM [1 ]
CHIU, TH [1 ]
KNOX, WH [1 ]
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,HOLMDEL,NJ 07733
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10.1063/1.108934
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Semi-insulating multiple quantum well photorefractive devices using GaAs/Al0.29Ga0.71As with an electric field applied perpendicular to the layers are demonstrated. Semi-insulating behavior is obtained by doping with Cr(10(16)/cm3) during epitaxial growth of the material. Diffraction efficiencies as high as 3% with an applied voltage of 20 V and microsecond response times are obtained in a 2 mum thick device. These devices are of importance for implementation of fast and sensitive two-dimensional optical information processing systems at wavelengths compatible with current diode lasers without the spatial-bandwidth limitations of thick photorefractive materials.
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