Abstract
The integration of optical elements with semiconductor microelectronics is a critical step in achieving practical optical information processing systems. We are motivated by two concerns: First, a desire to reduce the optical input energy required to perform an operation; the provision of electronic gain between optical input and output can do this. Second, a desire to increase the functionality permitted between optical input and output, clearly satisfied by electronic integration. Of the various schemes possible, we consider here the combination of MQW modulator devices1 with GaAs-based metal-semiconductor field effect transistors (MESFETs).
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