Chopped quantum-well polarization-independent interferometric switch at 1.53 μm

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 317-324

  Dorren, B H P ^a   Silov, A Yu ^a   Leys, M R ^a   Dukers, D M H ^a   Haverkort, Jos E M ^a   Maat, D H P ^b   Zhu, Y ^b   Groen, F H ^b   Wolter, J H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFRACTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE SHIFTERS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

ELECTROOPTIC SWITCHES; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETRIC SWITCH; POCKELS EFFECT; POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT SWITCHING VOLTAGE; QUANTUM CONFINED STARK EFFECT; QUANTUM WELL DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL LAYERS; WAVELENGTH SENSITIVITY;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0033904956     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.825878     Document Type: Article

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