Bandgaps and antiresonances in integrated-ARROWs and Bragg fibers; a simple model

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 17935-17951

  Rowland, Kristopher J ^a   Shahraam Afshar, V ^a   Monro, Tanya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; DISPERSION (WAVES); ENERGY GAP; FIBERS; PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES;

ANTIRESONANT REFLECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; ARBITRARY REFRACTIVE INDEX; DISPERSION FUNCTION; DISPERSION PROPERTIES; LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; WAVEGUIDE DESIGN;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 55349140416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.017935     Document Type: Article

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