Polarisation-insensitive digital optical switch using an electro-optic polymer rib waveguide

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 314-316

  Lee, Sang Shin ^a   Shin, Sang Yung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Optical switches; Polymers

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMERS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING;

POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC (TE) POLARIZATION; WAVELENGTH INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0031075265     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970210     Document Type: Article

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