Low-Loss Single-Mode GaAs/AlGaAs Miniature Optical Waveguides with Straight and Bending Structures

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1989, Pages 1044-1054

  Takeuchi, Hiroaki ^a   Oe, Kunishige ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE--OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUITS; MINIATURE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL STRIP WAVEGUIDES; PROPAGATION LOSSES; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE;

WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

EID: 0024705608     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.29631     Document Type: Article

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