1092 channel 2-D array demultiplexer for ultralarge data bandwidth

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 719-725

  Chan, Trevor K ^a   Karp, Jason ^a   Jiang, Rui ^a   Alic, Nikola ^a   Radic, Stojan ^a   Marki, Christopher F ^a   Ford, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband communication; Gratings; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Optical communication; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BIT ERROR RATE; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DEMULTIPLEXING; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; MEMS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BROADBAND COMMUNICATION; CHANNEL WAVELENGTH DEMULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL GRATING DEMULTIPLEXER; ULTRALARGE DATA BANDWIDTH;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34247126664     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.889686     Document Type: Article

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