ANALYSIS OF AN ELECTRON-WAVE Y-BRANCH SWITCH

被引:99
作者
PALM, T [2 ]
THYLEN, L
机构
[1] ERICSSON TELECOM AB,FIBER OPT RES CTR,S-12625 STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN
[2] ROYAL INST TECHNOL,DEPT MICROWAVE ENGN & FIBER OPT,S-10044 STOCKHOLM 70,SWEDEN
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10.1063/1.106975
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
An electron-wave Y-branch switch, analogous to the integrated optics Y-branch or digital switch, is proposed and analyzed using the beam propagation method. It is shown that this switch allows considerably wider electron velocity spectra than interferometric devices, such as the directional coupler. Furthermore, the Y-branch switch does not require single-mode electron waveguides.
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