Investigation of a tunable T-shaped waveguide based on a silicon 2D photonic crystal

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Dardano, Principia ^a   Moretti, Luigi ^b   Mocella, Vito ^a   Sirleto, Luigi ^a   Rendina, Ivo ^a  

^a CNR IMM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical waveguide; Photonic crystal; Silicon

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SWITCHING;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33745221157     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/8/7/S40     Document Type: Article

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