Add-drop filter based on microfiber mach-zehnder/sagnac interferometer

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1411-1414

  Aryanfar, Iman ^a   Lim, Kok Sing ^a   Chong, Wu Yi ^a   Harun, Sulaiman Wadi ^a   Ahmad, Harith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Add drop filter; Mach Zehnder interferometer (MZ SI); microfiber; Sagnac loop

Indexed keywords

ADD-DROP FILTERS; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; LOOP MIRROR; MACH-ZEHNDER; MICRO-FIBER; MICROFIBER STRUCTURE; SAGNAC LOOP; THEORETICAL MODELS; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 84866657732     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2012.2216256     Document Type: Article

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