Efficient single-mode GaAs/AlGaAs W waveguide phase modulator with a low propagation loss

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 496-502

  Byun, Young Tae ^a   Park, Kyung Hyun ^a   Kim, Sun Ho ^a   Choi, Sang Sam ^a   Yi, Jong Chang ^b   Lim, Tong Kun ^c  

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

^b Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DEVICE MANUFACTURE; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

CHEMICAL ETCHING; FABRY-PEROT INTERFERENCE TECHNIQUE; FABRY-PEROT RESONANCE METHOD; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT FACTOR; PHASE SHIFT MEASUREMENT; PROPAGATION LOSS MEASUREMENT; STRAIN ETCHING;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0031701834     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.000496     Document Type: Article

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