Fast thermo-optical switch based on SOI waveguides

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4987, Issue , 2003, Pages 149-159

  Aalto, Timo ^a,b   Kapulainen, Markku ^a   Yliniemi, Sanna ^a   Heimala, Päivi ^a   Leppihalme, Matti ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Microelectronics Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mach Zehnder interferometer; Phase modulation; Silicon on insulator; SOI; Thermo optical switch; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MODULATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

THERMO-OPTICAL SWITCHES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0242609116     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.478334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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