Architectures for Large Nonblocking Optical Space Switches

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 964-967

  Spanke, Ron A ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS - COMPONENTS; OPTICAL FIBERS - APPLICATIONS;

FIBER-INTERCONNECTED OPTICAL COMPONENTS; NONBLOCKING OPTICAL SPACE SWITCHES; OPTICAL SPACE SWITCH ARCHITECTURES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE CROSSOVERS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0022738625     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1986.1073032     Document Type: Article

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