NEMS-based optical phase modulator fabricated on Silicon-On-Insulator

IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics GFP

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 371-373

  Van Acoleyen, Karel ^a   Roels, Joris ^a   Claes, Tom ^a   Van Thourhout, Dries ^a   Baets, Roel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW POWER; OPTICAL PHASE CHANGES; OPTICAL PHASE MODULATOR; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SLOT WAVEGUIDE;

PHASE MODULATION; PHOTONICS; WAVEGUIDES;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 81355163351     PISSN: 19492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053820     Document Type: Conference Paper

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