Design and Demonstration of Weighted-Coupling Digital Y-Branch Optical Switches in InGaAs/InGaA1As Electron Transfer Waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1994, Pages 2032-2039

  Khan, M N ^a   Zucker, J E ^a   Chang, T Y ^a   Sauer, N J ^a   Divino, M D ^a   Koch, T L ^a   Burrus, C A ^a   Presby, H M ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRON TRANSFER WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZATION INSENSITIVE SWITCHING; PUSH PULL CONFIGURATION; WAVELENGTH INSENSITIVE SWITCHING; WEIGHTED COUPLING DIGITAL Y BRANCH OPTICAL SWITCHES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0028545912     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.336069     Document Type: Article

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