Improved self-imaging characteristics in 1 × N multimode couplers

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-69

  Lorenzo, R M ^a   Llorente, C ^a   Abril, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multimode interference devices; Tapered couplers

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE (MMI) DEVICES; SELF IMAGING THEORY;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0031998654     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19981721     Document Type: Article

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