Guided-Wave Devices for Optical Communication

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1981, Pages 946-959

  Alferness, Rod C ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

EID: 0019579218     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1981.1071209     Document Type: Article

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