Lightwave switching in semiconductor microring devices by free carrier injection

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2997-3003

  Ibrahim, Tarek A ^a,b   Cao, W ^a,b   Kim, Y ^a,b   Li, J ^a,b   Goldhar, J ^a,b   Ho, P T ^a,b   Lee, Chi H ^a,b  

^a LABORATORY FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ALL OPTICAL SWITCHING; CARRIER INJECTION; LIGHTWAVE SWITCHING; MICRORESONATORS; SINGLE PHOTON ABSORPTION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 4544361469     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.819800     Document Type: Article

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