A variable optical attenuator based on a straight polymer-silica hybrid channel waveguide

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2511-2513

  Xiao, G Z ^a   Zhang, Zhiyi ^a   Grover, C P ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POWER CONTROL; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RELIABILITY; SILICA; THERMAL EFFECTS; WAVEGUIDE ATTENUATORS;

HYBRID CHANNEL WAVEGUIDE; POLYMER MATERIALS; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR (VOA);

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 7744245573     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.835634     Document Type: Article

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