Design and fabrication of wide-angle TE-TM mode splitter in lithium niobate

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-93

  Liao, Yu Pin ^a   Lu, Ruei Chang ^b  

^a Chien Hsin Institute Technology   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

SPLITTERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0033893927     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.826876     Document Type: Article

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