Characteristics of a multi-mode interference device based on Ti:LiNbO 3 channel waveguide

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 10718-10724

  Lee, Y L ^a   Eom, T J ^a   Shin, W ^a   Yu, B A ^a   Ko, D K ^a   Kim, W K ^b   Lee, H Y ^b  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Electronic Technology Institute (KETI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION; WAVEGUIDES;

EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; MULTI-MODE INTERFERENCE; MULTI-MODE WAVEGUIDES; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE DEVICES; PERIODIC OSCILLATION; POLARIZATION STATE; REFRACTIVE INDEX DIFFERENCES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 67649300448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.010718     Document Type: Article

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