Overcoming the limitations of microelectronics using Si nanophotonics: Solving the coupling, modulation and switching challenges

Nanotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Lipson, Michal ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; MICROELECTRONICS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

ELECTRONIC SWITCHING; MULTIPLEXERS; NANOPHOTONICS; SWITCHING-ON-CHIP;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 7044241385     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/15/10/020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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