Reliably designing InGaAs-InAlAs strained multiple-quantum-well structures for amplitude modulation

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1592-1597

  Tribuzy, Christiana Villas Bôas ^a   Pires, Mauricio Pamplona ^a   De Souza, Patrícia Lustozade ^a   Yavich, Boris ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulators; Multiple quantum wells (MQWs); Stark effect; Strained structures

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY;

AMPLITUDE MODULATORS; CONTRAST RATIO (CR); STARK EFFECTS; STRAINED STRUCTURES;

SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 2942547676     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.828455     Document Type: Article

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