Polarization-dependent coupling in twin-core photonic crystal fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1367-1373

  Zhang, Lin ^a   Yang, Changxi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; SILICA; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

LIGHT COUPLING; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION SPLITTERS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 2942746513     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.825356     Document Type: Article

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