Four–channel coarse-wavelength division multiplexing demultiplexer with a modified mach–zehnder interferometer configuration on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2689-2694

  Lin, Yen Juei ^a   Lee, Sian Liang ^a   Yao, Chiu Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; INSERTION LOSSES; INTERFEROMETERS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER;

DEMULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0041381382     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.002689     Document Type: Article

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