Multiple-channel silicon micro-resonator based filters for WDM applications

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 7489-7498

  Xiao, Shijun ^a   Khan, Maroof H ^a   Shen, Hao ^a   Qi, Minghao ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DEMULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

MICRO RESONATORS; TELECOMMUNICATION BANDS; WAVELENGTH DEMULTIPLEXERS;

DIGITAL FILTERS;

EID: 34250176205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.007489     Document Type: Article

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