An analytical investigation of the dispersion characteristic of a lightguide with an annular core cross section bounded by two cardioids

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 221-224

  Mishra, V N ^a   Singh, Vivek ^a   Prasad, B ^a   Ojha, S P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Annular core cross section; Characteristic equation; V parameter; Weak guidance dispersion curves

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; MODAL ANALYSIS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

LIGTHGUIDES; WEAK GUIDANCE DISPERSION CURVES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0033221508     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(19991120)23:4<221::AID-MOP9>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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