Efficient coupling in integrated twin-waveguide lasers using waveguide tapers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1096-1098

  Studenkov, P V ^a   Gokhale, M R ^a   Forrest, S R ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

GAS-SOURCE MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; INTEGRATED TWIN-WAVEGUIDE (TG) LASERS; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032595741     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.784167     Document Type: Article

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