Wavelength blocking filter with flexible data rates and channel spacing

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-61

  Ryf, Roland ^a   Su, Yikai ^a,b   Möller, Lothar ^a   Chandrasekhar, S ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a   Neilson, David T ^a   Giles, C Randy ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gratings; Microelectromechanical devices; Optical filter; Optical switches

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INSERTION LOSSES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

MICROMIRRORS; RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXER;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 13244262802     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.840346     Document Type: Article

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