InP-based compact photonic crystal directional coupler with large operation range

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 8472-8478

  Strasser, Patric ^a   Flückiger, Ralf ^a   Wüest, Robert ^a   Robin, Franck ^a   Jäckel, Heinz ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; LATTICE CONSTANTS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; WAVELENGTH;

BANDGAP WIDTH; COUPLING LENGTH; TRADE-OFF;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 34250796122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.008472     Document Type: Article

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