Design and simulation of silicon microring optical routing switches

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1800-1807

  Emelett, Stephen J ^a   Soref, Richard ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrooptics; Microring resonators; Optical switching; Scattering matrix theory; Silicon

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; QUANTUM THEORY; ROUTERS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

COMPLEX INDEX PERTURBATION; MICRORING RESONATORS; OPTICAL ROUTING SWITCHES; OPTICAL SWITCHING; SCATTERING MATRIX THEORY;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 18944402192     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.844494     Document Type: Article

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