Crosstalk-, loss-, and length-reduced digital optical Y-branch switches using a double-etch waveguide structure

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1250-1252

  Khan, M N ^a   Miller, B I ^a   Burrows, E C ^a   Burrus, C A ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; DIGITAL DEVICES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

DIGITAL SWITCHES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0033204499     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.789707     Document Type: Article

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