Low-loss wavelength-multiplexed optical scanners using volume Bragg gratings for transmit-receive lasercom systems

Optical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1128-1135

  Yaqoob, Zahid ^a   Riza, Nabeel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; DISPERSION (WAVES); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; INSERTION LOSSES; LASER BEAMS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SENSORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DICHROMATED GELATIN; DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; LASERCOM SYSTEMS; OPTICAL SCANNERS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 3142730083     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1690765     Document Type: Article

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