Double-groove, two-depth grating coupler for light guides

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3156-3161

  Laakkonen, Pasi ^a   Siitonen, Samuli ^b   Kuittinen, Markku ^b  

^a Nanocomp Ltd   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FABRICATION; LIGHT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHTING; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIELECTRIC GRATING; LIGHT GUIDES; MONOCHROMATIC;

OPTICS;

EID: 33845909892     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.003156     Document Type: Article

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