FRANZ-KELDYSH EFFECT IN AN OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDE CONTAINING A RESONANT-TUNNELING DIODE

Authors
MCMEEKIN SG TAYLOR MRS VOGELE B STANLEY CR IRONSIDE CN
Citation
Sg. Mcmeekin et al., FRANZ-KELDYSH EFFECT IN AN OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDE CONTAINING A RESONANT-TUNNELING DIODE, Applied physics letters, 65(9), 1994, pp. 1076-1078
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
65
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1076 - 1078
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1994)65:9<1076:FEIAOW>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Optical modulation in a waveguide containing a resonant tunneling diod e has been observed. The observations are in agreement with a model wh ich assumes that the modulation effect is due to a Franz-Keldysh band- edge shift produced by the electric field developed over a depletion r egion association with operation of the resonant tunneling diode. The effect has device potential for optical modulation at microwave freque ncies.