2-D MMI devices based on integrated hollow ARROW waveguides

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-200

  Bernini, Romeo ^a,b   De Nuccio, Elbano ^c   Minardo, Aldo ^c   Zeni, Luigi ^a,c   Sarro, Pasqualina M ^d  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2 D waveguides; Hollow waveguides; Integrate optics; Multimode interference (MMI)

Indexed keywords

HOLLOW WAVEGUIDES; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE (MMI); TWO DIMENSIONAL WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERMITTIVITY; SILICON; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WAVEGUIDES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 34247543118     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.894054     Document Type: Article

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