Symmetric 3 × 3 optical coupler using three parallel long-period fiber gratings

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 6494-6499

  Liu, Y ^a   Chiang, K S ^a   Liu, Q ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONANCE; WAVELENGTH;

EVANESCENT FIELD COUPLING; OPTICAL COUPLERS; RESONANCE WAVELENGTH;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 34248556100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.006494     Document Type: Article

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