1 × 2 precise electro-optic switch in periodically poled lithium niobate

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 15603-15608

  Huo, Juan ^a   Liu, Kun ^a   Chen, Xianfeng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LITHIUM; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS;

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCH; OPTICAL SIGNALS; PERIODICALLY POLED LITHIUM NIOBATE; PERIODICALLY POLED LITHIUM NIOBATE CRYSTALS;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 77954950780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.015603     Document Type: Article

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