Refractive index reconstruction of graded-index buried channel waveguides from their mode intensities

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1695-1699

  Von Bibra, Mark L ^a,b   Roberts, Ann ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ion beam applications; Optical device fabrication; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

GRADED INDEX BURIED CHANNEL WAVEGUIDES;

GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031236691     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.622896     Document Type: Article

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