Low-loss interconnection between electro-optic and passive polymer waveguides for planar lightwave circuits

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 415-418

  Yuan, Wei ^a   Kim, Seongku ^a   Fetterman, Harold R ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroop tic polymer; Planar lightwave circuits; Polymer waveguide; Waveguide interconnection

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOP-TIC POLYMER; PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS; POLYMER WAVEGUIDE; WAVEGUIDE INTERCONNECTION;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33644783500     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21367     Document Type: Article

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