Extension of coupled mode analysis to periodic large arrays of identical waveguides for photonic crystals applications

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-224

  Shteeman, Vladislav R ^a   Boiko, Dmitri L ^b   Kapon, Eli ^b   Hardy, Amos A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Band structure; Bloch function; Coupled mode theory; Photonic crystal

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

BLOCH FUNCTION; COUPLED MODE THEORY; IDENTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33947243988     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.890396     Document Type: Article

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