Analyzing multilayer optical waveguides with localized arbitrary nonlinear guiding film

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 529-540

  Wu, Yaw Dong ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

All optical devices; Beam propagation method; Localized nonlinear guiding film; Multibranch planar optical waveguides; Multilayer planar optical waveguides; Nonlinear optical waveguide

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; LOCALIZED NONLINEAR GUIDING FILM; MULTIBRANCH PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 2442451541     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.826435     Document Type: Article

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