Optical beamsteering using integrated optical modulators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2259-2262

  Jackson, S M ^a,c   Reed, G T ^a   Tang, C K ^a,d   Evans, A G R ^b,e,f   Clark, J ^b   Aveyard, C ^b   Namavar, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MEL   (United Kingdom)

^d ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical beamsteering; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Silicon on insulator

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

OPTICAL BEAMSTEERING;

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 0031332710     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.643551     Document Type: Article

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