Analysis of nonlinear TE waves in a periodic refractive index waveguide with nonlinear cladding

Optics Communications

Volumn 161, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 141-148

  She, Shouxian ^a   Zhang, Sijiong ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Modal index; Multiple quantum well waveguide; Nonlinear multilayer waveguide; Optical bistability; Optical nonlinearity; Optical power; Periodic structure

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

MODAL INDEX; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC (TE) MODES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0033099598     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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