Self-imaging effect in multimode waveguides with longitudinal periodicity

S. F. Helfert; B. Huneke; J. Jahns

doi:10.2971/jeos.2009.09031

Journal of the European Optical Society - Rapid publications, Vol 4 (2009)

Self-imaging effect in multimode waveguides with longitudinal periodicity

S. F. Helfert, B. Huneke, J. Jahns

Abstract

This paper deals with the self--imaging effect in multimode waveguides. Analogies and differences to the free--space case are shown. The fields in multimode waveguides are studied. Particularly, the behavior of the fields is examined, when aperiodic perturbation is introduced.

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