Nonlinear phase shift of cascaded microring resonators

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2125-2132

  Chen, Yan ^a   Blair, Steve ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE SHIFT;

NONLINEAR SENSITIVITY;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0242269476     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.002125     Document Type: Article

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