Morphology-dependent resonances of optical microsphere resonators for the realization of passive wavelength-division multiplexing components

Optical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1051-1055

  Işçi, Şenol ^a   Bilici, Temel ^a   Kurt, Adnan ^a   Serpengüzel, Ali ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL GLASS; RESONANCE;

COUPLING EFFICIENCY; LORENZ-MIE THEORY; MICROSPHERE RESONATOR; MORPHOLOGY DEPENDENT RESONANCES; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC MODE; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC MODE; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 3142738923     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1689332     Document Type: Article

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