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Geodesic Optics: Overview and Perspectives

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Integrated Optics

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Studies Institutes Series ((ASIB,volume 91))

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Geodesic optics can be defined as the particular field of guided optics where the light propagation occurs on a non planar waveguide of uniform thickness. According to the Fermat principle, the rays follow the geodesies of the curved guiding surface. This property can be utilized to form high quality passive components in integrated optics.

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  1. Istituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche, C.N.R., Firenze, Italy

    V. Russo

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  1. University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    S. Martellucci (Engineering Faculty) (Engineering Faculty)

  2. Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, USA

    A. N. Chester

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Russo, V. (1983). Geodesic Optics: Overview and Perspectives. In: Martellucci, S., Chester, A.N. (eds) Integrated Optics. NATO Advanced Studies Institutes Series, vol 91. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3661-7_16

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