POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE ELECTROABSORPTION IN STRAINED GAINAS/ALINAS QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURES

被引:9
作者
WAN, HW
CHONG, TC
CHUA, SJ
机构
[1] Centre for Optoelectronics, Department of Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 0511
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10.1109/68.265900
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The polarization-dependent electroabsorption in lattice-matched and strained GaInAs/AlInAs quantum well structures is studied using photocurrent spectral measurements. The results show that the application of a biaxial tensile strain by the appropriate selection of the Ga mole fraction and the well size reduces the difference between the transition energies of the heavy and light holes due to quantization, while a compressive strain further enhances the polarization dependence.
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