Coupling efficiency control of vertically coupled microring resonator filter by microactuator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 2141-2143

  Sekiguchi, Go ^a   Kobayashi, Naoki ^a   Kokubun, Yasuo ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coupling efficiency; High index contrast; Microactuator; Microring; Optical waveguide; Wavelegth switch

Indexed keywords

MICROACTUATORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

COUPLING EFFICIENCY CONTROL; MICRORING RESONATOR FILTER; THERMOOPTIC TUNABLE FILTER;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33750105810     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.883167     Document Type: Article

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