Compact asymmetric 1 × 2 multimode interference optical switch

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Yanwu ^a   Wu, Xiang ^a   He, Zian ^a   Liu, Liying ^a   Xu, Lei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compact; Integrated optics; Multimode interference waveguides; Optical switches; Organic inorganic hybrid materials; Thermo optic effects

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; COMPACT; DEVICE SIZES; MMI WAVEGUIDES; MULTI-MODE INTERFERENCE; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE OPTICAL SWITCH; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE WAVEGUIDES; ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS; OUTPUT CHANNELS; TE AND TM MODES; THERMO-OPTIC EFFECTS;

CROSSTALK; HYBRID MATERIALS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONICS; POWDERS; WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 70449382440     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/10/105401     Document Type: Article

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