Multimode interference couplers with tunable power splitting ratios

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 700-707

  Leuthold, Juerg ^a,b   Joyner, Charles H ^b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Multimode interference (MMI); Optical coupler; Optoelectronic devices; Semiconductor devices

Indexed keywords

MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE (MMI);

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0035333538     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.923483     Document Type: Article

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