Semiconductor space switches based on multimode interference couplers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 643-650

  Earnshaw, M P ^a,b,c   Allsopp, D W E ^a,b,d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrooptic; Multimode interference; Multiple quantum well (MQW); Switch

Indexed keywords

ELECTROABSOPRTION; ELECTROREFRACTIVE EFFECT; GUIDED MODE PROPAGATION METHOD; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERS; SEMICONDUCTOR SPACE SWITCHES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; INTERFEROMETERS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0036543074     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.996585     Document Type: Article

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