Hybrid analog-digital MEMS fiber-optic variable attenuator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 124-126

  Riza, Nabeel A ^a   Ghauri, Farzan N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital micromirror device (DMD); Fiber optics; Test and measurement; Variable optical attenuator (VOA)

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; ELECTRIC ATTENUATORS; LENSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TESTING;

ATTENUATION CONTROL; DIGITAL MICROMIRROR DEVICE (DMD); FIBER LENS; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR (VOA);

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 12344335815     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.837744     Document Type: Article

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