TE-TM Mode Splitter Using Directional Coupling Between Heterogeneous Waveguides in LiNbO3

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 1550-1554

  Maruyama, Hideki ^a,b   Haruna, Masamitsu ^b,c   Nishihara, Hiroshi ^b  

^a Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PROTONS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

ANNEALED PROTON EXCHANGED; DIRECTIONAL COUPLING; HETEROGENEOUS WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL INTEGRATION; PROTON EXCHANGED WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS;

EID: 0029342142     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.400723     Document Type: Article

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