Saturation intensity and time response of InGaAs-InGaP MQW opticalmodulators |
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| Authors: | Watson ME Chilla JLA Rocca JJ Kim J-W Lile DL Vogt TJ Robinson GY |
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| Affiliation: | Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; |
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| Abstract: | We report modulation saturation and time response measurements on InGaAs-InGaP MQW modulators. The measurements yield a saturation intensity of (3.7±0.1) kW/cm2 for a 0-10 V swing and switching times between 10 and 90 ns, depending on the bias voltage and incident light intensity. The observed dependence indicates that field screening due to carrier build-up is the dominant physical mechanism determining both the speed and the saturation intensity. This conclusion is supported by results of theoretical calculations |
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