Characterization of symmetric [3 × 3] directional couplers fabricated by direct writing with a femtosecond laser oscillator

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2335-2343

  Suzuki, Kenya ^a   Sharma, Vikas ^a   Fujimoto, James G ^a   Ippen, Erich P ^a   Nasu, Yusuke ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LASER BEAMS; WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLING WAVEGUIDE; FEMTOSECOND LASER OSCILLATOR;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 33645056949     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.002335     Document Type: Article

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