Wavelength-sensitive thin-film filter-based variable fiber-optic attenuator with an embedded monitoring port

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1507-1509

  Sumriddetchkajorn, Sarun ^a   Chaitavon, Khunat ^a  

^a NATIONAL ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fiber optic attenuators; Thin film filters (TFs); Variable optical attenuators; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; MIRRORS; THIN FILMS; WAVEGUIDE ATTENUATORS;

ATTENUATOR; THIN FILM FILTER;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 2942750506     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.827412     Document Type: Article

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