Coupling to 1μm silicon modulators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4654, Issue , 2002, Pages 62-69

  Png, C E ^a   Masanovic, G ^a   Reed, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grating coupler; Optical phase modulator; SOI

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DIODES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMAS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLED MODE THEORY; GRATING COUPLER; OPERATING SPEED; OPTICAL PHASE MODULATOR; PLASMA DISPERSION EFFECT; POWER EFFICIENCY; RIB WAVEGUIDE; WAVEGUIDE MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0036406222     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.463858     Document Type: Conference Paper

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