Improvements in self electro-optic effect devices: toward system implementation

Robert A. Morgan

doi:10.1117/12.50780

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1 December 1991 Improvements in self electro-optic effect devices: toward system implementation

Robert A. Morgan

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Proceedings Volume 1562, Devices for Optical Processing; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50780
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper explores our immediate efforts to exploit basic quantum-well physics and optics in an effort to improve the performance of electroabsorption modulators and Self Electro-optic Effect Devices (SEEDs) for applications in optical processing systems. SEEDs with thick-, thin-, and extremely-shallow-barrier multiple quantum wells are comprehensively and systematically studied and compared experimentally, and improvements noted. Room- temperature resonant tunneling in thin-barrier multiple-quantum-well structures and its effects on device performance will be reported. Enhancements and uniformity considerations using practical Fabry-Perot effects will also be discussed.

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Robert A. Morgan "Improvements in self electro-optic effect devices: toward system implementation", Proc. SPIE 1562, Devices for Optical Processing, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50780

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