Power switching in hybrid coherent couplers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 336-340

  Deering, W D ^a   Molina, M I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Coherent couplers; Nonlinear optics; Optical couplers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Waveguide couplers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SWITCHING; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

DOUBLY NONLINEAR TRIMER COUPLER; HYBRID COHERENT COUPLERS; JENSEN COUPLERS; NONLINEAR COHERENT COUPLERS; POWER SWITCHING;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0031099402     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.556001     Document Type: Article

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