Proposal of a wavelength-selective switch based on an MMIMZI configuration with wavelength-selective phase-tuning circuits

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 120-125

  Augustsson, Torsten ^a  

^a ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bragg grating; Multimode interference (MMI) waveguide; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM); Wavelength selective switching (WSS)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TUNING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE (MMI) WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE SWITCHING (WSS);

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0036264216     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.974827     Document Type: Article

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