Coupled-mode analysis of an asymmetric nonlinear directional coupler

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 628-633

  Yasumoto, Kiyotoshi ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Maeda, Hiroshi ^b,c,d   Maekawa, Naoto ^b  

^a IEEE

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kyushu University ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^f NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOTCH FILTERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

COUPLED MODE ANALYSIS; LINEAR COUPLING; NONLINEAR DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; POWER TRANSFER;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0030129286     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.491402     Document Type: Article

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