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We demonstrate a novel, efficient and fast vertical nin AlGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum well (MQW) microresonator grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The electrical current of this hybrid device is kept low by using undoped AlGaAs barrier layers cladding the active MQW material. For high-speed operation, we propose a novel traveling-wave modulator with a special coplanar metallic waveguide structure. Electrooptical modulation is studied using a Ti:Sapphire laser pumped by an argon ion laser.
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Wingen, G., Zumkley, S., Michel, J.C., Oudar, J.L., Planel, R., Jäger, D. (1993). Electrooptical Modulation in Vertical Multiple Quantum Well Microresonators. In: Smith, S.D., Neale, R.F. (eds) Optical Information Technology. ESPRIT Basic Research Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78140-7_3
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