Tuning of silicon-on-insulator ring resonators with liquid crystal cladding using the longitudinal field component

Optics Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2054-2056

  De Cort, Wout ^a   Beeckman, Jeroen ^a   James, Richard ^b   Anibal Fernandez F ^b   Baets, Roei ^a   Neyts, Kristiaan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONATORS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

CRYSTAL BIREFRINGENCE; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; ELECTROOPTIC EFFECTS; LIQUID CRYSTAL CLADDING; LONGITUDINAL COMPONENTS; LONGITUDINAL FIELDS; MICRORING RESONATOR; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS;

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EID: 67650076329     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: 15394794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.34.002054     Document Type: Article

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