Polarization–insensitive electroabsorption by use of quantum well interdiffusion

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1674-1681

  Choy, Wallace C H ^a,b   Li, E Herbert ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRON ABSORPTION; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

POLARIZATION INSENSITIVE ELECTROABSORPTION; QUANTUM WELL INTERDIFFUSION;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0032023287     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.001674     Document Type: Article

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