Silicon-based integrated interferometer with phase modulation driven by surface acoustic waves.
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چکیده
As a novel application of silicon-based integrated optics, results from a proposed compact Mach-Zehnder interferometer are presented. The deposition of a ZnO thin-film transducer upon the reference arm of the interferometer transforms this optically passive device into a device with active sinusoidal phase modulation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 22 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997