4 × 4 Digital optical matrix switch using polymeric oversized rib waveguides

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 684-686

  Moosburger, R ^b   Petermann, K ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digital optical switch; Matrix switch; Polymer waveguide

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMERS;

DIGITAL OPTICAL MATRIX SWITCHES (DOMS); POLYMER WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032070491     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.669250     Document Type: Article

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