Ultrashort low-loss optical multiquantum-well GaAs/GaAlAs vertical directional coupler switch

被引:8
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作者
Dollinger, F
vonBorcke, M
Bohm, G
Trankle, G
Weimann, G
机构
[1] TECH UNIV MUNICH,WALTER SCHOTTKY INST,D-85748 GARCHING,GERMANY
[2] FRAUNHOFER INST APPL SOLID STATE PHYS,D-79108 FREIBURG,GERMANY
关键词
semiconductor quantum wells; gallium arsenide; aluminium gallium arsenide; optical directional couplers;
D O I
10.1049/el:19960991
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
An optical GaAs/GaAlAs multiquantum-well vertical directional coupler switch with a device length of 85 mu m is presented. At a wavelength of 854nm the voltage necessary for switching was 5V, associated with a transmission loss of only 2dB in the switched state and an extinction ratio of greater than 10dB. The device parameters were chosen so as to enable monolithic integration.
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页码:1509 / 1510
页数:2
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