Nonlinear totally reflecting prism coupler: Thermomechanic effects and intensity-dependent refractive index of thin films

Applied Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 1995, Pages 4358-4369

  Rigneault, Hervé ^a   Flory, François ^a   Monneret, Serge ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Dielectric thin films; Guided waves; Intensity dependent refractive index; Prism coupler; Thermal effect

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; PRISMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DIELECTRIC THIN FILMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORIES; INTENSITY DEPENDENT REFRACTIVE INDEX; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; PRISM COUPLER; REFLECTED BEAM; REFLECTED FIELDS; STRATIFIED MEDIA;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0000099672     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.34.004358     Document Type: Article

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