Compact electro-optic modulators on a silicon chip

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1520-1526

  Lipson, Michal ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical resonators; Planar waveguides; Silicon on insulator technology

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTIC MODULATORS; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; SILICON CHIPS;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 33845666545     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2006.885341     Document Type: Article

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