Theoretical investigation of a wavelength selective switch architecture based on a Bragg-grating-assisted MMIMI configuration

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 839-841

  Augustsson, Torsten ^a  

^a ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SILICA; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BRAGG GRATING; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE WAVEGUIDE; WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCHING;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0032654328     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.769725     Document Type: Article

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