Bragg gratings in 2×2 symmetric fused fiber couplers: Influence of the tilt on the wavelength response

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1434-1436

  Marin, E ^a   Ghosh, R ^a   Meunier, J P ^a   Daxhelet, X ^b   Lacroix, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

TILTED BRAGG GRATINGS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0033221732     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.803070     Document Type: Article

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