Optical Multi-Mode Interference Devices Based on Self-Imaging: Principles and Applications

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 615-627

  Soldano, Lucas B ^a   Pennings, Erik C M ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERFORMANCE; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

GUIDED MODE PROPAGATION ANALYSIS; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE; SELF IMAGING PRINCIPLE;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0029291659     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.372474     Document Type: Article

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