Analyzing multilayer optical waveguide with all nonlinear layers

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2499-2516

  Kuo, Chih Wen ^a   Chen, Shih Yuan ^a   Chen, Mao Hsiung ^a   Chang, Chih Fu ^a   Wu, Yaw Dong ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

HOLLOW WAVEGUIDES; MULTILAYER SYSTEMS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 33847714671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.002499     Document Type: Article

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