Switched Directional Couplers with Alternating Δβ

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1976, Pages 396-401

  Kogelnik, Herwig ^a   Schmidt, Ronald V ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS - COUPLERS;

WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

EID: 0016980469     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1976.1069190     Document Type: Article

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