Thermooptical digital switch arrays in silica-on-silicon with defined zero-voltage state

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 395-400

  Hoffmann, Martin ^a   Kopka, Peter ^a   Voges, Edgar ^a,b  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical communication; Optical components; Optical planar waveguide components; Optical switches; Silica on silicon; Thermooptic effect

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PECVD); SILICA ON SILICON TECHNOLOGY; THERMOOPTICAL DIGITAL SWITCH ARRAYS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032022385     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.661366     Document Type: Review

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