RESONANT-TUNNELING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AS AN OPTICAL SWITCH

Authors
RAYMOND S VANHOOF C GENOE J MERTENS R BORGHS G YAN Z GOOVAERTS E
Citation
S. Raymond et al., RESONANT-TUNNELING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AS AN OPTICAL SWITCH, Electronics Letters, 29(14), 1993, pp. 1301-1302
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
29
Issue
14
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1301 - 1302
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1993)29:14<1301:RLDAAO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Efficient optically induced switching of the light output is obtained using a new triple-barrier resonant tunnelling light-emitting diode. B ecause the switching mechanism is determined by carrier tunnelling, ul trafast switching speeds are envisaged.