Experimental and theoretical study of hyperfine WDM demultiplexer performance using the virtually imaged phased-array (VIPA)

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1456-1467

  Xiao, Shijun ^a   Weiner, Andrew M ^a   Lin, Christopher ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Avanex Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical devices; Spectral dispersers; Wavelength demultiplexers

Indexed keywords

DEMULTIPLEXING; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ETALONS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FRESNEL DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL DISPERSES; VIRTUALLY IMAGED PHASED ARRAY (VIPA); WAVELENGTH DEMULTIPLEXERS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 18144378431     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.843531     Document Type: Article

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