Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 41, Issue 2, 388(2024)

Simulation for intensity modulation of asymmetric Ge/SiGe coupled quantum wells

JIANG Peilin1,*... ZHANG Yi1, HUANG Qiang1, SHI Haotian1, HUANG Chukun1, YU Linfeng1, SUN Junqiang1 and YU Changliang2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2Wuhan Fisilink Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430074, China
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    Peilin JIANG, Yi ZHANG, Qiang HUANG, Haotian SHI, Chukun HUANG, Linfeng YU, Junqiang SUN, Changliang YU. Simulation for intensity modulation of asymmetric Ge/SiGe coupled quantum wells[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2024, 41(2): 388

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    Received: Aug. 29, 2022

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    Published Online: Jun. 24, 2024

    The Author Email: JIANG Peilin (peilinjiang@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2024.02.021

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