Two compact structures for perpendicular coupling of optical signals between dielectric and photonic crystal waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 691-698

  Potter, Michael E ^a   Ziolkowski, Richard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LENSES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

MULTIPLEXERS; PHOTONIC BANDGAP (PBG) WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0242416270     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.10.000691     Document Type: Article

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