Accurate determination of the ordinary index profile of proton-exchanged waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1250-1255

  Marangoni, M ^a   Ramponi, R ^a   Osellame, R ^a   Russo, V ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; RADIATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THIN FILMS;

PROTON-EXCHANGED WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0034268731     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.871702     Document Type: Article

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