Rigorous theory of grating-assisted couplers

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2403-2413

  Zhang, Shuzhang ^a   Tamir, Theodor ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038340668     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.002403     Document Type: Article

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