Abstract
We present a novel approach to optoelectronic devices by combining mechanically stable strained and unstrained epitaxial multilayers. We illustrate our approach with an optical reflectance modulator based on an asymmetric Fabry–Perot resonator designed to operate near 1.06 μm. The resonator is grown on a mechanically relaxed buffer of In0.11Ga0.89As deposited on a GaAs substrate. For mirrors, quarter-wave stacks of In0.11Ga0.89As and In0.1Al0.9As, lattice matched to the buffer, are used. The Fabry–Perot cavity consists of an In0.23Ga0.77As/Al0.35Ga0.65As strained-layer superlattice whose planar lattice constant also matches the buffer. Our first device operates at 1.04–1.05 μm depending on lateral position across the wafer. The insertion loss at resonance is less than 2 db and a fractional modulation of over 60% has been achieved with a 4 V bias swing.
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