Hybrid Guided Modes in Uniaxial Dielectric Planar Waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1083-1104

  Knoesen, A ^a   Gaylord, T K ^b   Moharam, M G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT -- POLARIZATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

LEAKY GUIDED MODES; LITHIUM TANTALATE;

WAVEGUIDES, DIELECTRIC;

EID: 0024018167     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.4101     Document Type: Article

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