2-bit reconfigurable true time delay lines using 2 × 2 polymer waveguide switches

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1944-1946

  Howley, Brie ^a   Chen, Yihong ^b   Wang, Xiaolong ^a   Zhou, Qingjun ^a   Shi, Zhong ^a   Jiang, Yongqiang ^a   Chen, Ray T ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Omega Optics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennas; Delay effects; Optical fiber; Optical switch; Phased arrays; Planar waveguide circuit; Polymer optical waveguides; Thermooptic effects

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; INSERTION LOSSES; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

DELAY EFFECTS; PLANAR WAVEGUIDE CIRCUIT; POLYMER WAVEGUIDE SWITCHES; THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 27144545331     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.853279     Document Type: Article

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