Beam-propagation method analysis of a nonlinear directional coupler
- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 11 (11), 739-741
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.11.000739
Abstract
The beam-propagation method is employed to analyze nonlinear directional-coupler operation for various combinations of nonlinear materials and initially mismatched guides. A mixed focusing-defocusing configuration is found to give optimal results.Keywords
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