Low consumption power variable optical attenuator with sol-gel derived organic/inorganic hybrid materials

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 205-210

  Li, Dongxiao ^a   Zhang, Yanwu ^a   Liu, Liying ^a   Xu, Lei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ATTENUATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POWER ELECTRONICS; SOL-GELS;

OPTICAL ATTENUATORS; POWER ATTENUATIONS; THERMOOPTIC COEFFICIENTS; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR (VOA);

WAVEGUIDE ATTENUATORS;

EID: 33745434065     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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