Structural optimization of silicon-on-insulator slot waveguides

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2557-2559

  Müllner, Paul ^a   Hainberger, Rainer ^a  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Optical waveguides; Silicon photonics; Single mode criterion

Indexed keywords

SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

OPTICAL POWER; SILICON PHOTONICS; SINGLE-MODE CRITERION; SLOT WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33845790161     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.886974     Document Type: Article

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