Integrated optical isolator and circulator using nonreciprocal phase shifters: A proposal

Applied Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1984, Pages 1886-1889

  Okamura, Yasuyuki ^a   Negami, Takayuki ^a   Yamamoto, Sadahiko ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATOR; OPTICAL ISOLATOR;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0021444918     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.23.001886     Document Type: Article

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