Design optimization of polymer electrooptic modulators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3506-3515

  Rahman, B M A ^a   Haxha, V ^a   Haxha, S ^b   Grattan, K T V ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Electro optic modulators; Finite element method; Numerical method; Photonic devices; Polymer devices

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; POLYMERS;

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; POLYMER DEVICES; POLYMER MODULATORS; POLYMER RIB WAVEGUIDE; RIDGE-TYPE WAVEGUIDES; SINGLE MODE OPERATION; VECTORIAL WAVE EQUATIONS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 40749144496     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.879212     Document Type: Article

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