Design of composite InAsP/InGaAs quantum wells for a 1.55 mu m polarization independent semiconductor optical amplifier

• We investigate a composite InAsP/InGaAs quantum well in which an 8 nm tensile strained InGaAs well is surrounded by two compressively strained InAsP layers which feature a 70:30 conduction band offset ratio. The composite quantum well is found to provide a high TM differential gain. The InAsP layers provide strain compensation while simultaneously shifting the band gap to the relevant 1.55 mu m wavelength region and increasing the electron confinement. Composite InAsP/InGaAs quantum wells are a promising candidate for realizing a polarization independent semiconductor optical amplifier at 1.55 mu m. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)01944-0].

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

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