NDLI: The quantum well self-electrooptic effect device: Optoelectronic bistability and oscillation, and self-linearized modulation

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Author	Miller, D. Chemla, D. Damen, T. Wood, T. Burrus, C. Gossard, A. Wiegmann, W.
Copyright Year	1965
Abstract	We report extended experimental and theoretical results for the quantum well self-electrooptic effect devices. Four modes of operation are demonstrated: 1) optical bistability, 2) electrical bistability, 3) simultaneous optical and electronic self-oscillation, and 4) self-linearized modulation and optical level shifting. All of these can be observed at room-temperature with a CW laser diode as the light source. Bistability can be observed with 18 nW of incident power, or with 30 ns switching time at 1.6 mW with a reciprocal relation between switching power and speed. We also now report bistability with low electrical bias voltages (e.g., 2 V) using a constant current load. Negative resistance self-oscillation is observed with an inductive load; this imposes a self-modulation on the transmitted optical beam. With current bias, self-linearized modulation is obtained, with absorbed optical power linearly proportional to current. This is extended to demonstrate light-by-light modulation and incoherent-to-incoherent conversion using a separate photodiode. The nature of the optoelectronic feedback underlying the operation of the devices is discussed, and the physical mechanisms which give rise to the very low optical switching energy (∼4 fJ/ μm²) are discussed.
Sponsorship	IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
Starting Page	1462
Ending Page	1476
Page Count	15
File Size	5756484
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189197
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	9
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1985-09-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Optical bistability Optical feedback Optical modulation Quantum mechanics Diode lasers Light sources Low voltage Electric resistance Optical beams Photodiodes
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Condensed Matter Physics Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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