Matrix description of a novel 4×4 polarization-independent optical switch

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4582, Issue , 2001, Pages 216-222

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

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Free space; Optical communications; Optical switch; Polarization independent; WDM

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CROSSTALK; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTERS; POLARIZATION LIGHT MODULATOR; RIGHT ANGLE PRISM; TOTAL REFLECTION MIRROR; WAVEPLATES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0035774459     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.445097     Document Type: Conference Paper

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