Variational analysis of single-mode graded-core W-fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-125

  Wu, Mu Shiang ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Lee, Mei Hua ^a,b,d   Tsai, Woo Hu ^a,d,g,h  

^a TATUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Tatung Institute of Technology

^e Physics Section

^f OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FUNCTIONS; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

MODAL DISPERSION; NORMALIZED GROUP DELAY; PROPAGATION CONSTANT; VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS; W TYPE FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0029769461     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.476145     Document Type: Article

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