Modelling, design and analysis of liquid crystal waveguides in preferentially etched silicon grooves

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Bellini, Bob ^a   Beccherelli, Romeo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CHANNEL WAVEGUIDE; CONTROL ELECTRODE; CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDES; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ELECTRO-OPTICAL; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; SWITCH-ON; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL DESIGN;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 67650089997     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/4/045111     Document Type: Article

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