Submicrosecond, submilliwatt, silicon on insulator thermooptic switch

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Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Geis, M W ^a   Spector, S J ^a   Williamson, R C ^a   Lyszczarz, T M ^a  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

silicon on insulator (SOI); switching; thermooptic

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

MACH-ZEHNDER SWITCH; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SILICON-ON-INSULATOR; SUB-MICROSECOND; SWITCHING POWER; SWITCHING TIME; THERMAL; THERMO-OPTIC SWITCH; THERMOOPTICS;

SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 85135908330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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