A polarization-diversity wavelength duplexer circuit in silicon-on-insulator photonic wires

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1567-1578

  Bogaerts, Wim ^a   Taillaert, Dirk ^a   Dumon, Pieter ^a   Van Thourhout, Dries ^a   Baets, Roel ^a   Pluk, Elroy ^b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b Genexis BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

FIBER COUPLERS; NANOPHOTONIC WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH DUPLEXERS;

PHOTONS;

EID: 33847160018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.001567     Document Type: Article

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