An ultracompact directional coupler based on GaAs cross-slot waveguide

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1324-1326

  Tu, Xiaoguang ^a   Ang, Soo Seng Norman ^b   Chew, Ah Bian ^b   Teng, Jinghua ^b   Mei, Ting ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SLOT WAVEGUIDES; GAAS; HIGH INDEX; LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX; MEASURED RESULTS; POLARIZATION SPLITTERS; THERMAL OXIDATION;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 77955667931     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2055234     Document Type: Article

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