Simple technique for the accurate design of square bandpass WDM interference filters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5250, Issue , 2004, Pages 378-383

  Verly, P G ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bandpass; Design; Filter; Optical interference coating; Thin film; WDM

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILMS; QUARTZ; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THIN FILMS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BANDPASS INTERFERENCE FILTERS; OPTICAL INTERFERENCE COATINGS;

OPTICAL COATINGS;

EID: 1942457359     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.513753     Document Type: Conference Paper

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