Study of asymmetric silicon cross-slot waveguides for polarization diversity schemes

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2693-2696

  Galan, Jose Vicente ^a   Sanchis, Pablo ^a   Garcia, Jaime ^a   Blasco, Javier ^a   Martinez, Alejandro ^a   Martf, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION;

ASYMMETRIC WAVEGUIDES; CROSS-SLOT WAVEGUIDES; EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY; PROPAGATION CONSTANT; SILICON THICKNESS; STRONG CONFINEMENT; WAVEGUIDE PARAMETER;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 67649296982     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.002693     Document Type: Article

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