Gradient-index tapered hyperbolic secant planar waveguide for focusing, collimation, and beam-size control

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1754-1759

  Bao, C ^a   Gomez Reino C ^a   Perez M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FOCUSING; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

BEAM SIZE CONTROLLER; HYPERBOLIC SECANT INDEX PROFILE;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031213097     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.001754     Document Type: Article

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