Integration of optoelectronic switch matrices using metal-semiconductor-metal photodetectors and polyimide waveguide circuitry

Optical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1157-1163

  Robitaille, Lucie ^a   Callender, Claire L ^a   Noad, Julian P ^a   Gouin, François ^a   Almeida, Carlos A ^a  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Integration; MSM photodetector; Optical interconnection; Optical signal distribution; Optical waveguides; Optoelectronic switch; Polyimide waveguide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001003848     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602021     Document Type: Article

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