The room-temperature nonlinear absorption spectra of a GaInAs/AlInAs and a GaAlInAs/AlInAs multiple quantum well (MQW) were measured near 1.3 μm using a pump-probe technique. Saturation carrier densities at the heavy-hole exciton peak were determined to be 1.2 x 10¹⁸ and 1.0 x 10¹⁸ cm⁻³ with carrier lifetimes of ≃ 2.3 ns and ≃ 750 ps for the two samples, respectively. Fabry-Perot etalons with integrated mirrors grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) with GaInAs/AlInAs MQWs as spacer layers were also fabricated as optical switching devices. A 175 ps recovery time was measured for the etalon at room temperature.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/277949 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Johns, Steven, 1964- |
| Contributors | Peyghambarian, Nasser |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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