Tuning of photonic crystal waveguide microcavity by thermooptic effect

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1528-1530

  Chong, Harold M H ^a   De La Rue, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguide filters; Silicon on insulator (SOI); Thermooptic effects

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDE MICROGRAVITY; THERMOOPTIC EFFECT;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 2942717222     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.826781     Document Type: Article

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