Integrated Optical Switch Matrix for Single-Mode Fiber Networks

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1982, Pages 1759-1765

  Kondo, Michikazu ^a   Ohta, Yoshinori ^a   Fujiwara, Masahiko ^a   Sakaguchi, Mitsuhito ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICAL SWITCH MATRIX; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0020191896     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1982.1071424     Document Type: Article

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