Optical modulation of light transmission in GaAs doping superlattices

Abstract
We report results of measurements of optically modulated optical transmittance of GaAs doping superlattices. The data extend over a spectral region of 1.39–1.58 eV. We find that the peak transmission modulation reaches 21% for a 2.6‐μm‐thick sample and an optical pump power density of 2 at room temperature. We interpret our data in the framework of a simple semiclassical model that includes the Franz–Keldysh effect both below and above the bulk GaAs band gap, as well as band filling and band shrinkage effects.