SELF-ELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECT BASED ON ANTICROSSING OF EXCITONIC TRANSITIONS IN A COUPLED QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURE

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TOKUDA, Y
KANAMOTO, K
TSUKADA, N
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[1] Central Research Laboratory, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Amagasaki
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10.1063/1.103017
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We demonstrate electrically controlled photocurrent (absorption) tristability in an asymmetric coupled quantum well p-i-n diode connected to a series resistive load. The phenomenon, which is explained in terms of a self-electro-optic effect, is brought about by making use of an anticrossing behavior of excitonic optical transitions instead of the usual quantum-confined Stark effect.
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