Asymmetric double-quantum-well phase modulator using surface acoustic waves

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1846-1853

  Choy, Wallace C H ^b   Li, E Herbert ^a,c,d   Weiss, Bernard L ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acoustooptic device; Double quantum well; Electrooptical modulation; Piezoelectric effect of surface acoustic waves; Surface acoustic wave modulator

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ACOUSTOELECTRIC EFFECTS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHT MODULATORS; PHASE MODULATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DOUBLE QUANTUM WELL PHASE MODULATORS; ELECTROOPTICAL MODULATION;

BRAGG CELLS;

EID: 0032187455     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.720217     Document Type: Article

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