Solid-spaced filters: an alternative for narrow-bandpass applications.
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چکیده
Solid-spaced filters are composed of one or several thin wafers of excellent optical quality acting as Fabry-Perot spacer layers. We study the different steps of the design and the manufacture of filters following dense-wavelength-division-multiplexing specifications. The design method of such filters requires a tight synergy between numerical simulations and experimental characterizations to correct possible thickness errors. Experimental results of the manufacture and characterization of a three-cavity narrow-bandpass filter and of an interleaver filter are given.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 45 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006