Micrometer size polarisation independent depletion-type photonic modulator in silicon on insulator

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 5879-5884

  Gardes, F Y ^a   Tsakmakidis, K L ^a   Thomson, D ^a   Reed, G T ^a   Mashanovich, G Z ^a   Hess, O ^a   Avitabile, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROMETERS; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION;

JUNCTION DEPLETION; NATURAL ETCH ANGLE; POLARIZATION INDEPENDENCE; WAVEGUIDE SIZE;

SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34247847996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.005879     Document Type: Article

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