Modeling of carrier dynamics in quantum-well electroabsorption modulators

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1265-1276

  Højfeldt, Sune ^a   Mørk, Jesper ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

All optical signal processing; Device design; Drift diffusion model; Electroabsorption modulator (EAM); Optical communication; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor devices; Sweep out dynamics

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ALL OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; CARRIER DYNAMICS; DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR; QUANTUM CONFINED STARK EFFECT; SCHRODINGER EQUATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PINSIM; SWEEP-OUT DYNAMICS;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0036881266     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2002.806715     Document Type: Article

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