Polarization dependence in Ti-diffused LiNbO3 directional couplers

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 74-77

  Gu, Donghua ^a   Eknoyan, Ohannes ^a   Taylor, Henry F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; POLARIZATION; TITANIUM; WAVE FILTERS;

POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTERS (PBS);

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0036282255     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.000074     Document Type: Article

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