Novel full-cycle-coupler-based optical add-drop multiplexer and performance characteristics at 40-Gb/s WDM networks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1828-1837

  Riziotis, Christos ^a   Zervas, Mikhail N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Southampton Photonics Inc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Couplers; Gratings; Modeling; Optical communication; Optical components; Optical waveguide filters; Simulation switches; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FULL CYCLE COUPLER; OPTICAL ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXER; OPTICAL COMPONENTS;

MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0041886526     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.815501     Document Type: Article

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