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Structure of optical guided modes in planar multilayers of optically anisotropic materials

Vassell, 1974

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Vassell M
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A procedure for calculating the mode structure in optical waveguides made up of multilayers of optically anisotropic media is derived. This procedure is applicable to a waveguide of any arbitrary number of layers, with each layer homogeneous but otherwise having arbitrary …
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