Performance analysis of a novel 4×4 polarization-independent optical switch

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4595, Issue , 2001, Pages 124-131

  Luo, Fengguang ^a   Cao, Mingcui ^a   Xu, Jun ^a   Zhou, Xinjun ^a   Liu, Yangman ^a   Wan, Anjun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crosstalk; Insertion loss; Optical communications; Optical switch; Polarization independent; WDM

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; FIBER OPTICS; INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; ROUTERS;

INTERCHANNEL CROSSTALK;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0035771109     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.446601     Document Type: Conference Paper

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