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Conference Paper: Electro -absorptive and electro -optic quantum well modulators using surface acoustic wave

TitleElectro -absorptive and electro -optic quantum well modulators using surface acoustic wave
Authors
KeywordsAcousto-optic devices
AlGaAs/GaAs quantum well
Modulators
Optical confinement of SAW devices
Piezoelectric effect of SAW
Surface acoustic wave
Issue Date1998
PublisherS P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. The Journal's web site is located at http://spie.org/x1848.xml
Citation
Proceedings Of Spie - The International Society For Optical Engineering, 1998, v. 3278, p. 73-83 How to Cite?
AbstractThe characteristics of Al0.3Ga0.7As/GaAs QW acousto-absorption and acousto-optic modulators using the interaction between Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) and quantum well (QW) optical waveguide structures are analyzed here theoretically. The QW structures are optimized by maximizing the optical confinement of modal field in the active region and the piezoelectric effect of SAW on QWs. The electric field induced by SAW reduces non-uniformly in depth, which limits in the development of high efficiency modulators, especially for devices with a large number of QWs in the active region. We present the results of the analysis of a range of QW SQW modulators using between one and 25 QWs in the active region. For devices with thin active regions, the QW structures are designed so that at the top surface strong SAW effects can be obtained while for the 25 periods structure, the QWs located at a depth of 2/3 SAW wavelength in order to obtain an uniform SAW induced electric field. The results show that the single and five QW devices are suitable for absorptive modulation and optical modulation respectively while the 25-QW modulators can shorten the modulation interaction length and thus increase modulation bandwidth. The effective index change of these devices are at least 10 times larger than the conventional surface acoustic wave devices. These results make the quantum-well modulators more attractive for the development of acousto-optic device applications.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/46083
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dc.contributor.authorChoy, WCHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWeiss, BLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, EHen_HK
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dc.date.issued1998en_HK
dc.identifier.citationProceedings Of Spie - The International Society For Optical Engineering, 1998, v. 3278, p. 73-83en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0277-786Xen_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/46083-
dc.description.abstractThe characteristics of Al0.3Ga0.7As/GaAs QW acousto-absorption and acousto-optic modulators using the interaction between Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) and quantum well (QW) optical waveguide structures are analyzed here theoretically. The QW structures are optimized by maximizing the optical confinement of modal field in the active region and the piezoelectric effect of SAW on QWs. The electric field induced by SAW reduces non-uniformly in depth, which limits in the development of high efficiency modulators, especially for devices with a large number of QWs in the active region. We present the results of the analysis of a range of QW SQW modulators using between one and 25 QWs in the active region. For devices with thin active regions, the QW structures are designed so that at the top surface strong SAW effects can be obtained while for the 25 periods structure, the QWs located at a depth of 2/3 SAW wavelength in order to obtain an uniform SAW induced electric field. The results show that the single and five QW devices are suitable for absorptive modulation and optical modulation respectively while the 25-QW modulators can shorten the modulation interaction length and thus increase modulation bandwidth. The effective index change of these devices are at least 10 times larger than the conventional surface acoustic wave devices. These results make the quantum-well modulators more attractive for the development of acousto-optic device applications.en_HK
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dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineeringen_HK
dc.rightsCopyright 1998 Society of Photo‑Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, and modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited. This article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1117/12.298224-
dc.subjectAcousto-optic devicesen_HK
dc.subjectAlGaAs/GaAs quantum wellen_HK
dc.subjectModulatorsen_HK
dc.subjectOptical confinement of SAW devicesen_HK
dc.subjectPiezoelectric effect of SAWen_HK
dc.subjectSurface acoustic waveen_HK
dc.titleElectro -absorptive and electro -optic quantum well modulators using surface acoustic waveen_HK
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