Systematic design of loss-engineered slow-light waveguides

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2657-2666

  Wang, Fengwen ^a   Jensen, Jakob Søndergaard ^a   Mørk, Jesper ^a   Sigmund, Ole ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; PRODUCT DESIGN; TOPOLOGY; WAVEGUIDES;

BANDWIDTH PRODUCT; COMPLEX BAND STRUCTURES; FREE TOPOLOGIES; IMAGINARY PARTS; MANUFACTURING IMPERFECTIONS; PROPAGATION LOSS; SCATTERING LOSS; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS;

SLOW LIGHT;

EID: 84870718867     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.29.002657     Document Type: Article

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