Thermal and optical simulation of a photonic crystal light modulator based on the thermo-optic shift of the cut-off frequency

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 7174-7188

  Tinker, M T ^a   Lee, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHOTONS; TELECOMMUNICATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LIGHT MODULATOR; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SYSTEM; TELECOMMUNICATION WAVELENGTH; ULTRA-COMPACT DEVICE GEOMETRIES;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 24944434446     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.007174     Document Type: Article

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