Two-dimensional analysis of a dielectric waveguide mirror

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 551-558

  Lau, S T ^a,b,c,d,e   Ballantyne, J M ^a,b,d,f,g,h  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e Deacon Research   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g School of Electrical Engineering   (United States)

^h SRC Microscience and Technol Center

Author keywords

Dielectric waveguides; Electromagnetic reflection; Integrated optics; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide junctions

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHOD; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE MIRROR; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDES; TWO DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031103130     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.557573     Document Type: Article

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