Single-mode condition for silicon rib waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1851-1855

  Powell, Olly ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Beam propagation method (BPM); Optical propagation; Optical waveguide theory; Rib waveguides; Silicon on insulator (SOI) technology

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD (BPM);

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0036823053     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.804036     Document Type: Article

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