131 PS OPTICAL MODULATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS (MQWS)

被引:129
作者
WOOD, TH [1 ]
BURRUS, CA [1 ]
MILLER, DAB [1 ]
CHEMLA, DS [1 ]
DAMEN, TC [1 ]
GOSSARD, AC [1 ]
WIEGMANN, W [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
关键词
LASERS;
D O I
10.1109/JQE.1985.1072626
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A new optical modulator has been fabricated which uses the recently discovered electroabsorption effect in MQW's. Optical pulses 131 ps long were generated when the device was driven with 122 ps electrical pulses. The input-output characteristics of the device show that it has low insertion loss with reasonable modulation depth and drive voltage.
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页码:117 / 118
页数:2
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