Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 33, Issue 7, 706010(2013)

Design of a Broadband Directional Coupler Based on an Asymmetric Three-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber

Sun Bing1、*, Chen Mingyang1, Qian Chunlin1, Wang Tao1, and Zhang Yongkang2
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    Sun Bing, Chen Mingyang, Qian Chunlin, Wang Tao, Zhang Yongkang. Design of a Broadband Directional Coupler Based on an Asymmetric Three-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2013, 33(7): 706010

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    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jan. 30, 2013

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 7, 2013

    The Author Email: Bing Sun (graduate_sunbing@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201333.0706010

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