Coupled-Mode theory for guided-wave optics

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1973, Pages 919-933

  Yariv, Amnon ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHT - NONLINEAR OPTICAL EFFECTS; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICS;

WAVEGUIDES, DIELECTRIC;

EID: 0015661129     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1973.1077767     Document Type: Article

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