论文信息 - Electrooptical Modulator at Telecommunication Wavelengths Based on GaN–AlN Coupled Quantum Wells

Electrooptical Modulator at Telecommunication Wavelengths Based on GaN–AlN Coupled Quantum Wells

We report on the demonstration of an intersubband (ISB) coupled quantum-well modulator operating at room temperature and telecommunication wavelength using a GaN-AIN quantum-well structure. The optical modulation is shown to result from electron tunneling between the wells. Stark shifting of the ISB absorption is observed. The maximum modulation depth is 0.79% at lambda= 2.3 mum and 0.18% at lambda= 1.37 mum for a mesa device with only 151-nm interaction length. We show that by reducing the mesa size down to 15 times 15 mum2, optical modulation bandwidth as large as 3 GHz can be obtained.

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