Compactlow-loss and low-power 8×8 broadband silicon optical switch

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 18977-18985

  Chen, Long ^a   Chen, Young Kai ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

BROADBAND SILICON; LOW POWER; ON CHIPS; PORT-TO-PORT; PORT-TO-PORT ISOLATION; SPECTRAL RANGE; SPECTRAL REGION; SWITCH ELEMENT; SWITCHING POWER; TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION; UPPER BOUND;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REFRACTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DEVICES; REFRACTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SILICON;

EID: 84865607163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.018977     Document Type: Article

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