Silica-based 8 × 8 optical matrix switch integrating new switching units with large fabrication tolerance

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 771-781

  Okuno, Masayuki ^a   Kato, Kuniharu ^a   Nagase, Ryo ^a   Himeno, Akira ^a   Ohmori, Yasuji ^a   Kawachi, Masao ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL MATRIX SWITCH; PHOTONIC INTERMODULE CONNECTOR; THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS; WAVEGUIDE SWITCHES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032689030     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.762891     Document Type: Article

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