Silicon-on-insulator asymmetric optical switch based on total internal reflection

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1113-1115

  Zhao, Ce Zhou ^a   Chen, Ai Hua ^a   Liu, E K ^b   Li, G Z ^b  

^a XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical switch; Silicon on insulator; TIR; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

BONDING; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLISHING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

PLASMA DISPERSION EFFECT; THERMAL BONDING; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION (TIR);

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0031212931     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.605519     Document Type: Article

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