100 ps waveguide multiple quantum well (MQW) optical modulator with 10:1 on/off ratio

1 August 1985

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 21 (16) , 693-694
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19850490

Abstract

By incorporating two quantum wells into a capillary waveguide, we have made the first MQW optical modulator with an on/off ratio of at least 10:1. Furthermore, this device was used to generate an optical pulse less than 100 ps long, the fastest to date with an MQW device.

Keywords

TWO QUANTUM WELLS
ON OFF RATIO 10:1
WAVEGUIDE MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELL
MQW OPTICAL MODULATOR
OPTICAL PULSE LENGTH &LT
100 PS
CAPILLARY WAVEGUIDE
OPTICAL MODULATOR

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