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Electro‐optical intersubband modulators at telecommunication wavelengths based on GaN/AlN quantum wells
Author(s) -
Kheirodin N.,
Nevou L.,
Machhadani H.,
Tchernycheva M.,
Lupu A.,
Julien F. H.,
Crozat P.,
Meignien L.,
Warde E.,
Vivien L.,
Pozzovivo G.,
Golka S.,
Strasser G.,
Guillot F.,
Monroy E.,
Remmele T.,
Albrecht M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.200778468
Subject(s) - quantum well , quantum tunnelling , optoelectronics , electro absorption modulator , wavelength , optical modulator , modulation (music) , materials science , physics , semiconductor , optics , quantum dot laser , phase modulation , semiconductor laser theory , laser , phase noise , acoustics
We report the demonstration of intersubband modulators operating at telecommunication wavelengths at room temperature based on GaN/AlN quantum wells. We first investigate electro‐optical modulators making use of electron tunneling in coupled quantum wells. Electro‐absorption modulation with opposite sign induced by the electron tunneling between the reservoir and active quantum wells is observed at λ = 1.3–1.6 µm and λ = 2.2 µm. We show that by reducing the mesa size down to 15 × 15 µm 2 , optical modulation bandwidth as large as 3 GHz can be obtained. We then investigate waveguide intersubband modulators relying on the depletion of the ground electronic state of a 3 quantum well active region. Modulation depths as large as 14 dB in the wavelength range of 1.2–1.6 µm are obtained under –9 V/+7 V voltage swing. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)