Exact modal analysis and optimization of N x N x 1 cascaded waveguide structures with multimode guiding sections

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1299-1307

  Thoen, Erik R ^b,c,d   Molter, Lynne A ^a,b,c,d,e   Donnelly, Joseph P ^{a,b,f,g,h,i,j}  

^a IEEE

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^e Fort Monmouth Army Res Laboratory   (United States)

^f MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^g Carnegie Institute of Technology   (United States)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ 1EEE Electron Devices Society

^j Sigma Xi   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cascaded multimode interference devices; Multimode interference devices; Multimode waveguides; Optical planar waveguide components; Optical power dividers combiners; Optical switches

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; MODAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE SHIFTERS; SWITCHING; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

CASCADED MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE DEVICES; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE DEVICES; MULTIMODE WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; OPTICAL POWER DIVIDERS COMBINERS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031208240     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.605551     Document Type: Article

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