Analytic theory of coupling from tapered fibers and half-blocks into microsphere resonators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 704-715

  Little, Brent E ^a,b   Laine, J P ^a   Haus, Hermann A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; VECTORS;

COUPLED-MODE THEORY; WHISPERING GALLERY LOSS;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0032672283     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.754802     Document Type: Article

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