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Optical switch
Known as:
Optical Switches
, Optical switching
, Photonic switch
In telecommunication, an optical switch is a switch that enables signals in optical fibers or integrated optical circuits (IOCs) to be selectively…
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2014
2014
Dual SOA-MZI Wavelength Converters Based on III-V Hybrid Integration on a $\mu{\rm m}$-Scale Si Platform
D. Fitsios
,
T. Alexoudi
,
+8 authors
T. Aalto
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
2014
Corpus ID: 25121423
We report on the simultaneous wavelength conversion operation of a dual-element semiconductor optical amplifier-Mach-Zehnder…
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
SOLITON BASED OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
R. Gangwar
,
S. Singh
,
Nar Singh
2007
Corpus ID: 16556410
The group velocity dispersion (GVD) imposes severe limit on information carrying capacity of optical communication systems. By…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Sub-/spl mu/s switching time in silicon-on-insulator Mach-Zehnder thermooptic switch
M. Harjanne
,
M. Kapulainen
,
T. Aalto
,
P. Heimala
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
2004
Corpus ID: 19482526
We have demonstrated both rise and fall times below 1 /spl mu/s with 10%-90% modulation in a silicon-on-insulator thermooptical…
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2004
2004
Hybrid analog-digital variable fiber-optic delay line
N. Riza
,
M. Arain
,
S.A. Khan
Journal of Lightwave Technology
2004
Corpus ID: 10467944
A variable fiber-optic delay line (VFODL) is introduced that, to the best of the authors' knowledge, is the first time that a…
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Electrostatic deflections of circular elastic membranes
J. Pelesko
,
X. Y. Chen
2003
Corpus ID: 11465833
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Direct Observation of Photo Switching in Tethered Spiropyrans Using the Interfacial Force Microscope
B. Bunker
,
Byung I. Kim
,
+5 authors
S. Picraux
2003
Corpus ID: 135614934
The interfacial force microscope has been used to establish the changes in the surface chemistry that accompany photoactivated…
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Optical interconnection using VCSELs and polymeric waveguide circuits
T. Sakamoto
,
H. Tsuda
,
M. Hikita
,
T. Kagawa
,
K. Tateno
,
C. Amano
Journal of Lightwave Technology
2000
Corpus ID: 196276
We investigated the waveguide loss and transmission characteristics for optical interconnection using vertical-cavity surface…
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1998
1998
SYNTHESIS OF HIGHLY FLUORINATED MONODISPERSE COLLOIDS FOR LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX CRYSTALLINE COLLOIDAL ARRAYS
G. Pan
,
A. Tse
,
R. Kesavamoorthy
,
S. Asher
1998
Corpus ID: 45839915
Highly charged fluorinated monodisperse spherical particles of diameters between 50 and 250 nm were synthesized from 1H,1H…
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
OPTICALLY NONLINEAR BRAGG DIFFRACTING NANOSECOND OPTICAL SWITCHES
G. Pan
,
R. Kesavamoorthy
,
S. Asher
1997
Corpus ID: 32669899
Monodisperse, highly charged colloidal particles in low ionic strength solutions self-assemble into bcc or fcc crystalline…
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
375‐GHz‐bandwidth photoconductive detector
Y. Chen
,
S. Williamson
,
T. Brock
,
F. Smith
,
A. Calawa
1991
Corpus ID: 45244843
We report the development of a new, integrable photoconductive detector, based on low‐temperature‐grown GaAs, that has a response…
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