Loss analysis and interference effect in semiconductor integrated waveguide turning mirrors

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1355-1357

  Faustini, L ^a,b   Coriasso, C ^a   Stano, A ^a   Cacciatore, C ^a   Campi, D ^a  

^a CSELT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; INTERFERENCE EFFECT; SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE TURNING MIRRORS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0030270279     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.536653     Document Type: Article

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