Low-voltage vertical directional coupler switch with suppressed electroabsorption

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1048-1053

  Bandyopadhyay, A ^a   Basu, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

BARRIER RESERVOIR AND QUANTUM WELL ELECTRON TRANSFER STRUCTURE; DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; ELECTROABSORPTION EFFECT; QUANTUM CONFINED STARK EFFECT;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0030169858     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.502383     Document Type: Article

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