Effects of polarization rotation in optical ring-resonator-based devices

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 573-584

  Morichetti, Francesco ^b,c   Melloni, Andrea ^a,c   Martinelli, Mario ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE

^b CoreCom ^*  (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Polarization rotation; Ring resonators; Waveguide bends

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE MATCHING; PHASE SHIFTERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

POLARIZATION ROTATION; RING RESONATORS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; WAVEGUIDE BENDS;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 33847676080     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.860167     Document Type: Article

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