Loss-Imbalance Equalization in Arrayed-Waveguide-Grating (AWG) Multiplexer Cascades

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1155-1163

  Ishida, Osamu ^a   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ESTIMATION; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SILICA; SUBSTRATES;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING; CASCADED MULTIPLEXERS; FREE SPECTRAL RANGES; LOSS IMBALANCE EQUALIZATION; OPTICAL ADD DROP FILTER;

MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0029324156     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.390233     Document Type: Article

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