Isolators, polarizers, and other optical waveguide devices using a resonant-layer effect

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1754-1763

  Hammer, Jacob M ^a   Evans, Gary A ^b   Ozgur, Gokhan ^b   Butler, Jerome K S ^b  

^a Photonics Consulting   (United States)

^b Southern Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INSERTION LOSSES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS;

ELECTROOPTIC INTENSITY MODULATORS; INTEGRATABLE POLARIZERS; OPTICAL POLARIZERS; RESONANT LAYER EFFECT;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 3843057991     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.831088     Document Type: Article

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