An integrated AWG multi/demultiplexer with MEMS-VOA shutters

Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems -Proceedings of the Intersociety Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 523-528

  Ishikawa, K ^a   Yu, Q ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AWG; MEMS; PLC; Surface micromachining; VOA; WDM

Indexed keywords

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING MULTI/DEMULTIPLEXER (AWG); PLANER LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT (PLC) TECHNOLOGY; SURFACE MICROMACHINING; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR (VOA);

FIBER LASERS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DEMULTIPLEXING;

EID: 4444321169     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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