Propagation loss in single-mode ultrasmall square silicon-on-insulator optical waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 891-895

  Grillot, Frédéric ^a,b   Vivien, Laurent ^c   Laval, Suzanne ^c   Cassan, Eric ^c  

^a IEEE   (France)

^b INSA DE RENNES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Leakage; Optical interconnects; Optical telecommunications; Optical waveguide; Propagation loss; Roughness; SOI

Indexed keywords

LEAKAGE; OPTICAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS; PROPAGATION LOSS; SIDEWALL ROUGHNESS;

LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WAVELENGTH;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33845638883     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.861939     Document Type: Article

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