Tunable MEMS Devices for Optical Networks

Optics and Photonics News

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Berger, Jill D ^a   Anthon, Doug ^a  

^a Iolon Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FILTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

OPTICAL NETWORKS;

LASER TUNING;

EID: 0141645253     PISSN: 10476938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPN.14.3.000042     Document Type: Review

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