Propagation of eigenmodes and transfer amplitudes in optical waveguide structures

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2036-2047

  Mashkov, V A ^b   Temkin, H ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eigemnodes; Integrated optical circuits; Star couplers; Transfer amplitudes; Waveguide grating routers; Waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing and demultiplexing

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; ROUTERS;

DEMULTIPLEXING; STAR COUPLERS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032188206     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.720244     Document Type: Article

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