m-Lines technique: Prism coupling measurement and discussion of accuracy for homogeneous waveguides

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 188-195

  Monneret, S ^a,b   Huguet Chantome P ^a   Flory, F ^a  

^a Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PRISMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PRISM COUPLING;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 0033740231     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/2/3/304     Document Type: Article

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