Matrix analysis of microring coupled-resonator optical waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 90-103

  Poon, Joyce K S ^a   Scheuer, Jacob ^a   Mookherjea, Shayan ^a   Paloczi, George T ^a   Huang, Yanyi ^a   Yariv, Amnon ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL RESONATORS;

INTERRESONATOR COUPLING; MICRORING COUPLED RESONATOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PULSE PROPAGATION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 2442423950     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000090     Document Type: Article

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