Nonlinear Sagnac Interferometer Switch and Its Applications

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 875-882

  Jinno, Masahiko ^a   Matsumoto, Takao ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; MULTIPLEXING, TIME DIVISION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

KERR EFFECT; SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 0026850517     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.135205     Document Type: Article

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