Tunable optical add/drop multiplexers using cascaded mach zehnder coupler

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-34

  Sahu, P P ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Add drop multiplexer; Delay line coupler

Indexed keywords

MACH NUMBER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICON; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS; WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH;

ADD/DROP MULTIPLEXERS; DELAY LINE COUPLERS; MACH ZEHNDER COUPLERS;

MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 37649024780     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030701719080     Document Type: Article

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