Modelling of quantum well electrooptical devices

Due to the technological importance of quantum well electrooptical modulators in general and, in particular, as building blocks of self-electrooptic effect devices (SEEDs), in this thesis, we have undertaken to create a theoretical model which can accurately emulate and predict, starting from basic principles, the behavior of quantum well modulators and SEEDs. Although many authors have investigated various aspects of the physics of quantum well structures, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to obtain a match between theory and experiment for the electronic properties, the optical properties and the input power versus output power (input/output) characteristic of interband SEEDs based on a consistent set of experimental data with the linewidth as the only fitted parameter.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Mares, Peter John

Contributors dc:contributor

• Chuang, Shun-Lien

• Engineering, Electronics and Electrical
• Physics, Condensed Matter
• Physics, Optics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1992 Mares, Peter John

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9236531
(UMI)AAI9236531

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20652