Polarisation Independent Switch and Polarisation Splitter Employing and ΔK Modulation

Electronics Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 1988, Pages 1142-1143

  Granestrand, P ^a   Thylen, L ^a   Stoltz, B ^a  

^a ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical connectors and couplers; Optical switching; Optical waveguide components

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT - POLARIZATION; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL CONNECTORS; POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT SWITCH; POLARIZATION SPLITTER;

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

EID: 0024085327     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19880776     Document Type: Article

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