Compact optical waveguide coupler using homogeneous uniaxial medium

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2633-2636

  Xu, H Y ^a   Zhang, B ^b,c   Barbastathis, G ^b,c   Sun, H D ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BEAM COUPLERS; BEAM PROFILES; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; FABRICATION PROCESS; HOMOGENEOUS TRANSFORMATIONS; NANOSCALE PHOTONICS; NONMAGNETICS; OPTICAL BEAMS; OPTOELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY; UNIAXIAL MEDIUM;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 80155183223     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.002633     Document Type: Article

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