ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We present results on the first all-semiconductor, vertical Fabry–Perot-cavity optical transmission modulator. This device combined mechanically stable strained and unstrained (In,Al,Ga)As multilayers to achieve operation at 1.06 μm. Transmission-mode operation allows the resonant wavelength of the cavity to be finely tuned by varying the angle of incidence, providing, for the first time, a means of compensating for small inaccuracies in growth parameters. Using the modulator in double-pass operation with a corner-cube retroreflector, we demonstrate a tunable reflectance modulator with a fractional modulation of 25% at 3-V bias, suitable for applications in free-space communication.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.109983
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