Polarization dependence of the coupling ratio in LiTaO3 directional couplers

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1156-1159

  Shin, Yong Wook ^a   Eknoyan, Ohannes ^a   Taylor, Henry F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZATION; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; RELAXED BEAM-SPLITTER (RBS); SUBSTRATE MATERIALS;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 14844305702     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.001156     Document Type: Article

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