A Novel Electro-Optically Controlled Directional-Coupler Switch in GaAs Epitaxial Layers at 1.15 μm

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1982, Pages 1477-1483

  Benson, Trevor M ^a   Murotani, Toshio ^a   Robson, Peter N ^a   Houston, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0020188928     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-ED.1982.20899     Document Type: Article

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