Polarization rotation in semiconductor bending waveguides: A coupled-mode theory formulation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 929-936

  Lui, Wayne W ^a,b,c   Hirono, Takuo ^c   Yokoyama, Kiyoyuki ^a,c   Huang, Wei Ping ^a,b,d  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b OSA ^*  (Japan)

^c Opto electronics Laboratories   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coupled mode analysis; Modeling; Optical planar waveguides; Optical polarization theory; Optical propagation; Optical waveguide theory; Waveguide bends

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL ROTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COUPLED MODE THEORY; POLARIZATION FREQUENCY EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR BENDING WAVEGUIDES; WAVEGUIDE BENDS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032072868     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.669050     Document Type: Article

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