Optimization of ultrafast all-optical resonator switching

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 9502-9515

  Guide, Stephan ^a   Jebali, Asma ^a,b   Moll, Nikolaj ^a  

^a IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; REFLECTION; SWITCHING;

CIRCULAR GRATINGS; FABRY-PEROT RESONATORS; MICRO-RING RESONATORS;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 27744566663     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.009502     Document Type: Article

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