Integration of GaN/AlN all-optical switch with SiN/AlN waveguide utilizing spot-size conversion

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 23247-23253

  Iizuka, Norio ^a   Yoshida, Haruhiko ^a   Managaki, Nobuto ^a   Shimizu, Toshimasa ^b,c   Hassanet, Sodabanlu ^c   Cumtornkittikul, Chiyasit ^b,c   Sugiyama, Masakazu ^c   Nakano, Yoshiaki ^b,c  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM NITRIDE; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SILICON NITRIDE; WAVEGUIDES;

ALL OPTICAL SWITCH; COUPLING EFFICIENCY; COUPLING LOSS; FUNCTIONAL DEVICES; INTERSUBBAND TRANSITIONS; OPERATION POWER; PULSE ENERGIES; SPOT SIZE CONVERTERS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM NITRIDE; GALLIUM; GALLIUM NITRIDE; SILICON DERIVATIVE; SILICON NITRIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GALLIUM; REFRACTOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 72049100435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.023247     Document Type: Article

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