A comparative study of the modal characteristics and waveguide dispersion of optical waveguides with three different closed loop cross-sectional boundaries

Optik

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 281-288

  Singh, Vivek ^a   Prasad, B ^b   Ojha, S P ^b  

^a Vira College of Engineering   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Circle waveguide; Comparative study; Hypocycloidal waveguide; Modal characteristics; Piet Hein waveguide; Waveguide dispersion

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; FABRICATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CIRCLE WAVEGUIDES; HYPOCYCLOIDAL WAVEGUIDES; MODAL CHARACTERISTICS; PIET-HEIN WAVEGUIDES; WAVEGUIDE DISPERSION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 4644349026     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0030-4026-00367     Document Type: Article

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