Optimal design of a silicon-on-insulator nanowire waveguide for broadband wavelength conversion

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 89, Issue , 2009, Pages 183-198

  Zhang, X ^a   Gao, S ^a   He, S ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FOUR WAVE MIXING; NANOWIRES; PHASE MATCHING; SILICON; WAVEGUIDES;

FLATTENED DISPERSION; FREE CARRIER ABSORPTION; LOSSLESS; NANOWIRE WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PUMP WAVELENGTH; SILICON NANOWIRES; WAVEGUIDE LOSS;

SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 59849124167     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER08120601     Document Type: Article

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