Analytical expressions for the resonant frequencies and modal fields of finite coupled optical cavity chains

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1419-1425

  Kamalakis, Thomas ^a   Thomas, Sphicopoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cavity resonators; Coupled resonators; Optical communications; Photonic crystals

Indexed keywords

MODAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLED RESONATORS; OPTICAL CAVITIES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

EID: 27744457035     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.856078     Document Type: Article

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