Versatile multi-wavelength fiber-optic switch and attenuator structures using mirror manipulations

Optics Communications

Volumn 169, Issue 1-6, 1999, Pages 233-244

  Riza, Nabeel A ^a   Sumriddetchkajorn, Sarun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber optic switch; Micromirror device; Optical attenuator

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WAVEGUIDE ATTENUATORS;

FIBER OPTIC SWITCHES; OPTICAL ATTENUATORS;

FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS;

EID: 0033204187     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00377-6     Document Type: Article

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