High Reliability Optical Splitters Composed of Silica-Based Planar Lightwave Circuits

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 1728-1735

  Hibino, Yoshinori ^a   Hanawa, Fumiaki ^a   Nakagome, Hiroshi ^a   Ishii, Motohaya ^a   Takato, Norio ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; FABRICATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFLECTION; RELIABILITY; SILICA; SUBSTRATES;

PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS; ULTRAVIOLET CURABLE ADHESIVES;

OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS;

EID: 0029359769     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.405317     Document Type: Article

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