Sub-μs switching time in silicon-on-insulator Mach-Zehnder thermooptic switch

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2039-2041

  Harjanne, Mikko ^a   Kapulainen, Markku ^b   Aalto, Timo ^b   Heimala, Päivi ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL MODULATION; MACH-ZENDER INTERFEROMETER; THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS;

INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 4444364982     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.833896     Document Type: Article

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