Polymer-based multi-port variable optical attenuator with low insertion loss

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4642, Issue , 2002, Pages 23-31

  Kowalczyk, T C ^a  

^a Gemfire Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Birefringence; Polarization dependent loss; Polymer waveguide; Thermo optic polymer; Variable optical attenuator

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; OPTICAL NETWORKS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS; POLYMER WAVEGUIDE; THERMO-OPTIC POLYMER; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR;

WAVEGUIDE ATTENUATORS;

EID: 0036030411     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.470455     Document Type: Conference Paper

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