Optical circular-polarization modulator employing tilt-poled electrooptic polymers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1930-1934

  Yang, Jianyi ^a,b   Zhou, Qingjun ^c   Jiang, Xiaoqing ^a   Wang, Minghua ^a   Wang, Yuelin ^a,b   Chen, Ray T ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMERS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION MODULATOR; ELECTROOPTIC MODULATION; ELECTROOPTIC POLYMERS; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC MODE; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC MODE;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 4344640004     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.832432     Document Type: Article

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