Recent Advances in Germanium Quantum Well Structures - A New Modulation Mechanism for Silicon-Compatible Optics

Silicon technology increasingly can implement both electronics and optics for communications. The recent discovery of strong electroabsorption in Ge quantum wells on silicon may fill a key gap, allowing a merged technology for many applications.

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