All-optical silicon modulators based on carrier injection by two-photon absorption

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1433-1439

  Manolatou, Christina ^a   Lipson, Michal ^a  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

All optical modulation; Free carrier plasma effect; Ring resonator; Two photon absorption

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

ALL-OPTICAL MODULATION; FREE-CARRIER INJECTION; FREE-CARRIER PLASMA EFFECT; RING RESONATOR; SILICON MODULATORS; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 33644998625     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.863326     Document Type: Article

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