Polarization-dependent waveguide coupling utilizing single-negative materials

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 369-371

  Kim, Kyoung Youm ^a  

^a SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Optical planar waveguide couplers; Optical waveguide theory; Single negative (SNG) material

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PERMITTIVITY; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE THEORY; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT WAVEGUIDE COUPLING; SINGLE NEGATIVE (SNG) MATERIALS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 13444278919     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.839375     Document Type: Article

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