Leaky-wave modes in nonlinear output prism couplers
- 31 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 55 (5) , 427-429
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.101886
Abstract
By using the resonance property of modal fields, we derive leaky-wave modes supported by nonlinear layered media of the Kerr type and apply the results to obtain the beam field emitted by an output prism coupler containing such a nonlinear layer.Keywords
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