Modal dispersion characteristics and waveguide dispersion of an optical waveguide having a new unconventional core cross-section

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-468

  Singh, Vivek ^a   Joshi, M ^a   Prasad, B ^a   Ojha, S P ^b  

^a Vira College of Engineering   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

DISPERSION CURVES; MODAL DISPERSIONS; ORTHOGONAL COORDINATES;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 1642306010     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939304774113061     Document Type: Article

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