Two-dimensional mode size transformation by Δn-controlled polymer waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 620-624

  Inaba, Ryoji ^b,c,d   Kato, Miwa ^b,e,f   Sagawa, Masakazu ^b,d,g   Akahoshi, Haruo ^a,b,e,h  

^a IEEE

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Chemical Society of   (Japan)

^g SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mode size transformation; Polymer; Two dimensional expansion; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

POLYMER WAVEGUIDES; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODE SIZE TRANSFORMATIONS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032049262     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.664073     Document Type: Article

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