Taper-microsphere coupling with numerical calculation of coupled-mode theory

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1895-1898

  Zou, Chang Ling ^a   Yang, Yong ^a   Dong, Chun Hua ^a   Xiao, Yun Feng ^a   Wu, Xiao Wei ^a   Han, Zheng Fu ^a   Guo, Guang Can ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERES;

COUPLED MODE THEORY; COUPLING SYSTEMS; CRITICAL COUPLING; MODAL COUPLING; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; SPHERICAL SILICA; TRANSMISSION AND REFLECTION COEFFICIENT;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 59949087016     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001895     Document Type: Article

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