Inspec keywords: optical waveguide theory; integrated optics; optical design techniques

Other keywords: air-gaps; tapers; step discontinuities; reflected waves; free space radiation mode method; optical waveguide devices; planar waveguide propagation analysis; design purposes; radiation mode technique; practical optoelectronic devices; Y junctions; integrated optoelectronics

Subjects: Optical waveguides and couplers; Integrated optics; Optical waveguides; Integrated optics; Waveguide and cavity theory