Loss reduction of silica-based 8×8 optical matrix switch by optimizing waveguide crossings using WFM method

IEICE Electronics Express

Volumn 4, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 712-716

  Sakamaki, Yohei ^a   Sohma, Shunichi ^a   Saida, Takashi ^a   Hashimoto, Toshikazu ^a   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a   Shibata, Tomohiro ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optical switch; Planar lightwave circuit; Waveguide crossings

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149003022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13492543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1587/elex.4.712     Document Type: Article

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