A variational coupled-mode theory including radiation loss for grating-assisted couplers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 188-195

  Little, Brent E ^a,b,c,d  

^a IEEE

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d Adv Technol Labs of Bell N Res

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; LASER THEORY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; VECTORS;

COUPLED MODE FORMULATION; GRATING ASSISTED COUPLERS; RADIATION LOSS; VARIATIONAL COUPLED MODE THEORY;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0030081920     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.482262     Document Type: Article

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