A Novel Directional Coupler Utilizing a Left-Handed Material

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-173

  Xiao, Sanshui ^a   Shen, Linfang ^a   He, Sailing ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Directional couplers; Left handed material (LHM); Optical planar waveguide couplers; Supermode theory

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERMITTIVITY; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; LEFT HANDED MATERIALS (LHM); OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS; SUPERMODE THEORY;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0346707337     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.818950     Document Type: Article

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