Electro-optic polymer modulators as passive mm wave detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6472, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Fetterman, M R ^a   Grata, J A ^a   Dinu, R ^b   Koenig, M ^b   Visnansky, A D ^a   Kiser Jr , W L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lumera Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro optic modulator; Electro optic polymer; Mach Zehnder modulator; Passive millimeter wave imaging

Indexed keywords

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; POLYMERS;

ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; ELECTRO-OPTIC POLYMERS; MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATORS; PASSIVE MILLIMETER-WAVE IMAGING;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 34248649917     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.701042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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