Multiwavelength performance of an apodized acousto-optic switch

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2044-2051

  Smith, David A ^a,b   D'Alessandro, Antonio ^c   Baran, Jane E ^f   Fritz, Daniel J ^d   Jackel, Janet L ^e   Chakravarthy, Rohini S ^b  

^a IEEE

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE FILTERS; CROSSTALK; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

ACOUSTIC DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; ACOUSTOOPTIC SWITCH; SIDELOBE SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES;

ACOUSTOOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0030246296     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.536972     Document Type: Article

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