Reverse-Biased Characteristics of GaAs/AlGaAs Depleted Optical Thyristor with Low Depletion Voltage

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4986, Issue , 2003, Pages 180-189

  Choi, Woon Kyung ^a   Kim, D G ^a   Choi, Y W ^a   Lee, S ^b   Woo, D H ^b   Byun, Y T ^b   Kim, J H ^b   Kim, S H ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complete depletion voltage; Depleted optical thyristor; Finite difference method; Optical communication systems; Optical switching

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THYRISTORS;

DEPLETION VOLTAGE; OPTICAL THYRISTORS;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 0242693159     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.478321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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