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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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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Multidimensional Convergence in Future 5G Networks
Future 5G services are characterised by unprecedented need for high rate, ubiquitous availability, ultralow latency, and high… 
2012
2012
A nanomachined optical logic gate driven by gradient optical force
In this letter, a nanomachined optical logic gate using optical gradient force is demonstrated. The device consists of a… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
SOLITON BASED OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
The group velocity dispersion (GVD) imposes severe limit on information carrying capacity of optical communication systems. By… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
OTDM-based optical communications networks at 160 Gbit/s and beyond
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Sub-/spl mu/s switching time in silicon-on-insulator Mach-Zehnder thermooptic switch
We have demonstrated both rise and fall times below 1 /spl mu/s with 10%-90% modulation in a silicon-on-insulator thermooptical… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Electrostatic deflections of circular elastic membranes
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Direct Observation of Photo Switching in Tethered Spiropyrans Using the Interfacial Force Microscope
The interfacial force microscope has been used to establish the changes in the surface chemistry that accompany photoactivated… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Polymeric Electro-optic Modulators: From Chromophore Design to Integration with Semiconductor Very Large Scale Integration Electronics and Silica Fiber Optics
Chromophores with optimized second-order optical nonlinearity to optical loss ratios are synthesized, poled with an electrical… 
1998
1998
SYNTHESIS OF HIGHLY FLUORINATED MONODISPERSE COLLOIDS FOR LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX CRYSTALLINE COLLOIDAL ARRAYS
Highly charged fluorinated monodisperse spherical particles of diameters between 50 and 250 nm were synthesized from 1H,1H… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
375‐GHz‐bandwidth photoconductive detector
We report the development of a new, integrable photoconductive detector, based on low‐temperature‐grown GaAs, that has a response… 
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