Transformation bending device emulated by graded-index waveguide

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 13006-13013

  Wang, Y ^a   Sheng, C ^a   Liu, H ^a   Zheng, Y J ^a   Zhu, C ^a   Wang, S M ^a   Zhu, S N ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

EFFECTIVE INDEX; GRADED INDEX WAVEGUIDES; GRADIENT INDEXES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; REFLECTION LOSS; SCATTERING LOSS; SHARP CORNERS; VISIBLE LIGHT;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84863751859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.013006     Document Type: Article

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