Photon-Induced Total-Internal-Reflection All-Optical Switches

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 443-445

  Jiang, Xiao Qing ^a   Yang, Jian Yi ^a   Zhan, Heng Zheng ^a   Chen, Ke Jian ^a   Tang, Yi ^a   Li, Xi Hua ^a   Wang, Ming Hua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

All optical switch; Integrated optics; Photon induced; Total internal reflection

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; VACUUM;

ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTON-INDUCED CARRIER EFFECTS; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION (TIR);

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 1442313156     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.821053     Document Type: Article

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