Circuit-based method for synthesizing serially coupled microring filters

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2912-2919

  Van, Vien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allpass filters; Filter synthesis; High order filters; LC ladder networks; Microring resonators; Optical filters

Indexed keywords

LADDER NETWORKS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ALLPASS FILTERS; FILTER SYNTHESIS; HIGH-ORDER FILTERS; MICRORING RESONATORS;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 33746923417     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.875951     Document Type: Article

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