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Title: Strained layer Fabry-Perot device

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OSTI ID:7287152

An asymmetric Fabry-Perot reflectance modulator (AFPM) consists of an active region between top and bottom mirrors, the bottom mirror being affixed to a substrate by a buffer layer. The active region comprises a strained-layer region having a bandgap and thickness chosen for resonance at the Fabry-Perot frequency. The mirrors are lattice matched to the active region, and the buffer layer is lattice matched to the mirror at the interface. The device operates at wavelengths of commercially available semiconductor lasers. 7 figs.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5315430; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-869269
OSTI ID:
7287152
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 15 Apr 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English