4×4 GaAs /AlGaAs Optical Matrix Switches with Uniform Device Characteristics Using Alternating ΔΒ Electrooptic Guided-Wave Directional Couplers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 871-878

  Komatsu, Keiro ^a   Hamamoto, Kiichi ^a   Sugimoto, Mitsunori ^a   Ajisawa, Akira ^a   Kohga, Yuji ^a   Suzuki, Akira ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES - APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY - APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS - APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE - APPLICATIONS; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS - COUPLERS;

CRYSTAL GROWTH TECHNIQUE; ELECTROOPTIC GUIDED WAVE DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL MATRIX SWITCHES; REACTIVE ION BEAM ETCHING; WAVEGUIDE FABRICATION TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0026186318     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.85788     Document Type: Article

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