Compact SOI-based polarization diversity wavelength de-multiplexer circuit using two symmetric AWGs

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 26, 2012, Pages

  Pathak, S ^a   Vanslembrouck, M ^a   Dumon, P ^a   Van Thourhout, D ^a   Bogaerts, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2D GRATING; FIBER-TO-FIBER LOSS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT WAVELENGTH; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY;

MULTIPLEXING; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; POLARIZATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 84871221136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00B493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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