Velocity-Matching Techniques for Integrated Optic Traveling Wave Switch/Modulators

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 301-309

  Alferness, Rod C ^a   Korotky, Steven K ^a   Marcatili, Enrique A J ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT - MODULATORS;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0021387247     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1984.1072377     Document Type: Article

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