Method for analyzing multilayer nonlinear optical waveguide

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 7982-7996

  Wu, Yaw Dong ^a   Chen, Mao Hsiung ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTILAYERS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

MULTILAYER OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; NONLINEAR GUIDING FILMS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 30144432867     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.007982     Document Type: Article

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