Title :
Diode-laser-controlled millimetre-wave propagation in a silicon waveguide
Author :
Vaucher, Aileen M. ; Li, Ming G. ; Lee, Chi H.
Author_Institution :
University of Maryland, Electrical Engineering Department, College Park, USA
Abstract :
We report the dynamic behaviour of the phase shift and attenuation of millimetre waves in a silicon waveguide when it is illuminated by a diode laser. The effect of diffusion of the induced plasma on the phase shift and attenuation is also described.
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; elemental semiconductors; semiconductor junction lasers; silicon; Si waveguide; attenuation; diode-laser-controlled mm-wave propagation; dynamic behaviour; electron-hole plasma; elemental semiconductor; induced plasma; phase shift;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820730
