Theoretical study of a cross-waveguide resonator-based silicon electro-optic modulator with low power consumption

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2176-2180

  Xin, Maoqing ^a,b   Danner, Aaron J ^a,b   Png, Ching Eng ^b   Lim, Soon Thor ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; INFRARED DEVICES; MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONATORS; SILICON; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SILICON WAFERS; WAVEGUIDES;

COMMUNICATION WAVELENGTHS; DC POWER CONSUMPTION; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; REFRACTIVE-INDEX PERTURBATION; SILICON ON INSULATOR WAFERS; WAVEGUIDE RESONATORS;

MODULATORS;

EID: 70450195410     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.002176     Document Type: Article

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