Hybrid optical switch using passive polymer waveguides and semiconductor optical amplifiers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 546-554

  Fan, Regis S ^a,b,c   Hooker, R Brian ^a,c,d,e,f  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PASSIVE POLYMER WAVEGUIDES;

BIT ERROR RATE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SUBSTRATES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0033751949     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.838129     Document Type: Article

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