Spot-size converted polarization-insensitive SOA gate with a vertical tapered submicrometer stripe structure

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 510-512

  Yoshimoto, N ^a   Magari, K ^a   Ito, T ^a   Kawaguchi, Y ^a   Kishi, K ^a   Kondo, Y ^a   Kadota, Y ^a   Mitomi, O ^a   Yoshikuni, Y ^a   Hasumi, Y ^a   Tohmori, Y ^a   Nakajima, O ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butt joint; Optical gate; Polarization insensitive gain; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Spot size conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

PLANER LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS (PLC); SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA) GATES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 3643070814     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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