Quantum-well intermixing for the control of second-order nonlinear effects in AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well waveguides

Street, M.W., Whitbread, N.D., Hutchings, D.C., Arnold, J.M., Marsh, J.H. , Aitchison, J.S., Kennedy, G.T. and Sibbett, W. (1997) Quantum-well intermixing for the control of second-order nonlinear effects in AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well waveguides. Optics Letters, 22(21), pp. 1600-1602. (doi: 10.1364/OL.22.001600)

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Abstract

We present experimental evidence to demonstrate the feasibility of a promising new quasi-phase-matching technique in AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well waveguides. Non-phase-matched second-harmonic-generation measurements indicate that, for sub-half-bandgap excitation near 1.5  µm, quantum-well intermixing by impurity-free vacancy disordering results in a reduction of the nonlinear susceptibility.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Marsh, Professor John and Arnold, Professor John
Authors: Street, M.W., Whitbread, N.D., Hutchings, D.C., Arnold, J.M., Marsh, J.H., Aitchison, J.S., Kennedy, G.T., and Sibbett, W.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
Journal Name:Optics Letters
Publisher:Optical Society of America
ISSN:0146-9592
ISSN (Online):1539-4794

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