Characterisation of low-loss waveguide bends with offset-optimisation for compact photonic integrated circuits

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 382-388

  Rajarajan, S S A ^a,b   Obayya, B M A ^a   Rahman, K T V ^a   Grattan, H A ^a,b   Ei Mikati, ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION;

PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (PIC);

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 0034467714     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20000814     Document Type: Article

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