Symmetrical Directional Coupler As a Wavelength Multiplexer-Demultiplexer: Theory and Experiment

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 567-574

  Cheng, Hsing Chien ^a   Ramaswamy, Ramu V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE - CROSSTALK; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS - COUPLERS; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

DUAL-WAVELENGTH DEMULTIPLEXERS; SYMMETRICAL DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXER-DEMULTIPLEXER;

MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0026116309     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.81364     Document Type: Article

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