Research on Materials and Components for Opto-Electronic Signal Processing and Computing.

Abstract

Electro-absorption and electro-refraction properties of strained multiple quantum-well structures (QW) in In(x)Ga(1-x)As/GaAs were investigated for spatial modulation applications. A new technique that will allow us to obtain large number of quantum well periods and large depth of modulation has been developed. Optical-optical interaction of a modulator-detector diode pair made form such QW structure had been demonstrated. Optimization of QW structure design has been investigated. Keywords include: III-V Compound Semiconductors, Electro-absorption, Electro-refraction, Quantum Wells, Spatial Light Modulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1987
Accession Number
ADA190130

Entities

People

  • Andrew Williams
  • H. H. Wieder
  • Shigern Nikki
  • Timothy Van Eck
  • William S. Chang

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Detectors
  • Dye Lasers
  • Heterojunctions
  • High Energy
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Materials
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Optical Modulators
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Quantum Wells
  • Refraction
  • Semiconductors
  • Signal Processing

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing