Low-crosstalk penalty MZI space switch with a 0.64-mm phase shifter using quantum-well electrorefraction

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-39

  Dorren, B H P ^a   Haverkort, J E M ^a   Prasanth, R ^a   Groen, F H ^b   Wolter, J H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; ENERGY GAP; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; INTERFEROMETERS; PHASE SHIFTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

ELECTROOPTIC SWITCHES; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETRIC (MZI) SPACE SWITCHES; QUANTUM WELL ELECTROREFRACTION;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0035085850     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.903213     Document Type: Article

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