Optical characterization of arch-shaped ARROW waveguides with liquid cores

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 10564-10596

  Yin, Dongliang ^a   Schmidt, Holger ^a   Barber, John P ^b   Lunt, Evan J ^b   Hawkins, Aaron R ^b  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFLECTION;

ANTIRESONANT REFLECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES (ARROW); ARCH-SHAPED CORES; LIQUID CORES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 29244465042     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.010564     Document Type: Article

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