Polarization-transparent microphotonic devices in the strong confinement limit

Nature Photonics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-60

  Barwicz, Tymon ^a,b   Watts, Michael R ^a,c   Popovi, Milo A ^a   Rakich, Peter T ^a   Socci, Luciano ^a,d   Kärtner, Franz X ^a   Ippen, Erich P ^a   Smith, Henry I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d Pirelli Labs SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADD-DROP FILTERS; FILTER PERFORMANCE; INPUT POLARIZATION; MICRO-PHOTONICS; MICROPHOTONIC DEVICES; MICRORING RESONATOR; POLARIZATION SENSITIVITY; STRONG CONFINEMENT;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 33847114904     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2006.41     Document Type: Article

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