Electronics Letters · 1993 · 14 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptoelectronicsSemiconductor DevicesSemiconductor MaterialsOptical ModulatorsQuantum OptoelectronicsQuantum Well DevicesQuantum WellsSemiconductor LasersSemiconductor PhysicsModulator MaterialsQuantum Well Band StructureQuantum Well HeterostructuresQuantum Well ModulatorsQuantum Well StructuresSemiconductor Optical ModulatorsValence Band Structure
Using picosecond pump-probe measurements, InGaAs/ InGaAlAs and InGaAs/InGaAsP quantum well modulator structures are compared directly. It is found that the shortpulse exciton saturation intensity for the Al-based structure is at least 10 times that for the P-based system. The more efficient carrier sweep-out observed in the Al-based modulator is due to the lower valence-band discontinuity, making it by far the more attractive structure for high-power applications.