Fabrication of micro-Pipes and their applications to single-mode fiber switching and splicing

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E80-C, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 280-284

  Nagaoka, Shinji ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Micro pipe; Micromachining; Optical switch; Single mode fiber

Indexed keywords

CABLE JOINTING; ELECTROPLATING; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

MICROPIPES;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0031071442     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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