Form birefringence phase matching in multilayer semiconductor waveguides: Tuning and tolerances

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1293-1302

  De Rossi, Alfredo ^a   Berger, Vincent ^b   Leo, Giuseppe ^b   Assanto, Gaetano ^c  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Phase matching; Semiconductor waveguides

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MULTILAYERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

PHASE MATCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 26844582010     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.854133     Document Type: Article

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