All-optical modulation in a CMOS-compatible amorphous silicon-based device

Journal of the European Optical Society

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rao, S ^a   D'Addio, C ^a,b   Della Corte, F G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b CNR IMM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Free carrier absorption; Integrated optics; Silicon optoelectronics; Waveguides

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATION; METALS; MICROELECTRONICS; MOS DEVICES; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON PHOTONICS; WAVEGUIDES;

COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; FREE CARRIER ABSORPTION; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); MICROELECTRONICS PROCESS; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; PLASMA DISPERSION EFFECTS; SILICON OPTOELECTRONICS; SILICON-BASED DEVICES;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 84872926168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19902573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2012.12023     Document Type: Article

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