Electro-optic directional coupler switch characterization

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 377-382

  Wongcharoen, T ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Rahman, B M Azizur ^a,b,g,h,i,j   Grattan, Kenneth Thomas V ^b  

^a IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e BANGKOK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^g BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Institute of Electrical Engineers   (United Kingdom)

^j European Optical Society

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Author keywords

Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptic switches; Lithium devices; Optical directional couplers; Unite element method

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLED MODE METHOD; ELECTROOPTICAL DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; FIELD PROFILES; LITHIUM DEVICES; POWER TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; PROPAGATION CONSTANT;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0031078902     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.554391     Document Type: Article

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