Implementation of a graded-index medium by use of subwavelength structures with graded fill factor

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

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 724-733

  Levy, Uriel ^a   Nezhad, Maziar ^a   Kim, Hyo Chang ^a   Tsai, Chia Ho ^a   Pang, Lin ^a   Fainman, Yeshaiahu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LENSES; MICROELECTRONIC PROCESSING; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

GRADED INDEX LENSES; MICROFABRICATION; SLAB WAVEGUIDE; SUBWAVELENGTH BASED GRADED INDEX DEVICES; SUBWAVELENGTH GRATINGS;

GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS;

EID: 17644416380     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.000724     Document Type: Article

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