Polarization-insensitive ultrasmall microring resonator design based on optimized Si sandwich nanowires

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 1580-1582

  Wang, Zhechao ^a   Dai, Daoxin ^a   He, Sailing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microring resonator (MRR); Polarization insensitivity; Sandwich waveguide; Si nanowire

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NANOWIRES; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

MICRORING RESONATOR (MRR); POLARIZATION INTENSITY; SANDWICH NANOWIRES; SANDWICH WAVEGUIDE;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 35148845915     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.903889     Document Type: Article

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