Self-aligned packaging of an 8 × 8 InGaAsP-InP space switch

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1445-1456

  Wenger, Gundolf ^a   Schienle, Meinrad ^a   Bellermann, Jan ^a   Acklin, Bruno ^a   Müller, Jürgen ^a   Eichinger, Sepp ^a   Müller, Gustav ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fiber chip coupling; Optoelectronic switches; Self aligned packaging; Switching matrices; Tapered waveguides

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED OPTICAL TRANSFORMERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 0031366818     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.658800     Document Type: Article

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