SiGe-Si quantum-well electroabsorption modulators

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 807-809

  Qasaimeh, O ^a   Bhattacharya, P ^a,c   Croke, E T ^b  

^a University of Michigan   (United States)

^b Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^c IEEE

Author keywords

Electroabsorption; Modulators; Silicon germanium

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; SILICON GERMANIUM;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0032095465     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.681491     Document Type: Article

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