Polarization-independent all-fiber multiwavelength-switchable filter based on a polarization-diversity loop configuration

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 3359-3364

  Lee, Yong Wook ^a   Han, Kyung Jun ^a   Lee, Byoungho ^a   Jung, Jaehoon ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FILTERS; RAMAN SCATTERING;

BIREFRINGENCE FIBRES; FIBER OPTICS COMMUNICATION; MULTIWAVELENGTH-SWITCHABLE FILTER;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 2942608813     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.003359     Document Type: Article

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