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A novel method for analyzing the multilayer and multibranch optical waveguides with nonlinear cladding is presented. This method can also be used to analyze the multiple-quantum-well (MQW) waveguide structure. Numerical simulation results show that our analyses are reasonable.
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Wu, YD., Chen, MH., Kuo, CW. et al. The study of multilayer planar optical waveguide structure with nonlinear cladding. Opt Quant Electron 40, 495–512 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-008-9235-4
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