Metal-clad optical waveguides with cardioid-shaped cross sections and their modal characteristics

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 271-275

  Sharan, Preeta ^a   Khastgir, P ^a   Ojha, S P ^a   Prasad, B ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Modal analysis; Optical waveguide, integrated optics

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; METAL CLADDING; MODAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

CARDIOID SHAPED CROSS SECTIONS; GOELL'S POINT MATCHING METHODS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031555261     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(19971205)16:5<271::AID-MOP2>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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