Design and analysis of equal power divider using 4-branch waveguide

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1181-1187

  Yong, Yik Seng ^a   Low, Andy L Y ^a   Chien, Su Fong ^a   You, Ah Heng ^a   Wong, Hin Yong ^a   Chan, Yee Kit ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Integrated optics technology; Multichannel branching waveguide; Planar waveguide; Power divider

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; EFFECTIVE INDEX METHOD; ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER; MULTICHANNEL BRANCHING WAVEGUIDE; PLANAR WAVEGUIDE; POWER DIVIDER;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 24744457558     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.852990     Document Type: Article

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