100 ps waveguide multiple quantum well (MQW) optical modulator with 10:1 on/off ratio

作者：Thomas H. Wood, CHARLES A. BURRUS, R.S. Tucker, J. S. Weiner, David A. B. Miller, D. S. Chemla, Theo C. Damen, Arthur C. Gossard, W. Wiegmann · 发表于：Electronics Letters · 年份：1985 · DOI：10.1049/el:19850490 · 被引用次数：97 · 研究领域：Photonic and Optical Devices、Optical Network Technologies、Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices

By incorporating two quantum wells into a capillary waveguide, we have made the first MQW optical modulator with an on/off ratio of at least 10:1. Furthermore, this device was used to generate an optical pulse less than 100 ps long, the fastest to date with an MQW device.