Generalized parallel-cascaded microring networks for spectral engineering applications

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1505-1514

  Prabhu, Ashok M ^a   Liew, Hai Ling ^a   Van, Vien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEBYSHEV FILTERS; FACTORIZATION; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; OPTICAL LATTICES; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHASE SHIFT; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

CANONICAL FORM; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; FILTER ARCHITECTURE; GENERALIZED CHEBYSHEV FILTERS; PHASE SHIFT ELEMENT; SPECTRAL ENGINEERINGS; TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSFER MATRIXES;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EID: 57049164752     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001505     Document Type: Article

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