Channel-Dropping Filter Based on a Grating-Frustrated Two-Core Fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 715-720

  Jacob Poulin, A C ^a   Vallee R ^a   LaRochelle, S ^a   Faucher, D ^a   Atkins, G R ^b  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Channel dropping filter; Intracore bragg grating; Optical fiber device; Two core fiber; Ultraviolet (uv) tuning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000615836     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.842088     Document Type: Article

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