Polarization independent dilated WDM cross-connect on InP

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1599-1601

  Herben, C G P ^a   Maat, D H P ^a   Leijtens, X J M ^a   Leys, M R ^b   Oei, Y S ^a   Smit, M K ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 0033323088     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.806859     Document Type: Article

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