Low-power consumption silica-based 2×2 thermooptic switch using trenched silicon substrate

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1132-1134

  Kasahara, R ^a   Yanagisawa, M ^a   Sugita, A ^a   Goh, T ^a   Yasu, M ^a   Himeno, A ^a   Matsui, S ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SILICA; SILICON WAFERS;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS; THERMOOPTIC SWITCHES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032595705     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.784224     Document Type: Article

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