Electromechanically induced GHz rate optical frequency modulation in silicon

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1474-1483

  Tallur, S ^a   Bhave, S A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

optical frequency modulation (FM); Silicon optomechanics

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY MODULATORS; MODULATED LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY MODULATION; OPTO-MECHANICS; OPTOMECHANICAL;

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

FREQUENCY MODULATION;

EID: 84865371548     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2210701     Document Type: Article

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