A Novel Optical Coupler Design with Graded-Index Photonic Crystals

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1532-1534

  Citrin, D S ^b,c  

^a INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE GRADUATE SCHOOL   (France)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UMI 2958   (France)

Author keywords

Coupling losses; graded index photonic crystals (GRIN PCs); photonic integrated circuits

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008025157     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.903859     Document Type: Article

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