Polarisation-insensitive semiconductor optical amplifier gate switch with butt-jointed spot-size converters - Its uniformity

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-76

  Yoshimoto, N ^a   Magari, K ^a   Lto, T ^a   Kawaguchi, Y ^a   Mitomi, O ^a   Tohmori, Y ^a  

^a Nilh Nil Optoelectronics Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER GATE SWITCHES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032686258     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19990459     Document Type: Article

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