Review of numerical and approximate methods for the modal analysis of general optical dielectric waveguides K. S. Chiang Invited Paper Pages: S113 - S134
Numerical calculations of modes of optical waveguides with two-dimensional refractive index profiles by a field correction method F. GonthierS. LacroixJ. Bures Invited Paper Pages: S135 - S149
Simple finite-difference algorithm for calculating waveguide modes D. R. HeatleyG. VitrantA. Kevorkian Invited Paper Pages: S151 - S163
Fibre splice loss: a simple method of calculation R. L. GallawaA. KumarA. Weisshaar Invited Paper Pages: S165 - S172
Analysis of the eigenmodes of two coupled Ti: LiNbO3 optical waveguides and its application Ning Hua ZhuJun LiRen Ming Wang Invited Paper Pages: S173 - S183
A guide to electric field propagation techniques for guided-wave optics D. Yevick Invited Paper Pages: S185 - S197
Computation of higher-order waveguide modes by imaginary-distance beam propagation method J. C. ChenS. Jüngling Invited Paper Pages: S199 - S205
Lasing in tilted-waveguide semiconductor laser amplifiers R. J. HawkinsJ. S. Kallman Invited Paper Pages: S207 - S217
Coupled mode equations with free carrier effects: a numerical solution N. G. R. BroderickC. M. De SterkeK. R. Jackson Invited Paper Pages: S219 - S234
Analysis of tapered mode transformers for semiconductor optical amplifiers C. Vassallo Invited Paper Pages: S235 - S248
Optical waveguide modelling and design for evanescent field chemical sensors G. StewartB. Culshaw Invited Paper Pages: S249 - S259
Evanescent field devices: a comparison between tapered optical fibres and polished or D-fibres W. Henry Invited Paper Pages: S261 - S272
Small-signal erbium-doped fibre amplifiers pumped at 980 nm: a design study B. Pedersen Invited Paper Pages: S273 - S284
Design of 1480-nm diode-pumped Er3+-doped integrated optical amplifiers F. HorstT. H. HoekstraTh. J. A. Popma Invited Paper Pages: S285 - S299
Nonlinear planar waveguides with gracled-index core: power series solution R. A. Sammut Invited Paper Pages: S301 - S310
Propagation and stability of the stationary stripe nonlinear guided waves in a symmetric structure with a nonlinear film D. MihalacheD.-M. BaboiuD. Mazilu Invited Paper Pages: S311 - S319
Linear and nonlinear rib waveguides with channel tapering A. D. BoardmanK. SinghT. Twardowski Invited Paper Pages: S321 - S334
Two-dimensional Hamiltonian description of nonlinear optical waveguides A. D. CapobiancoB. CostantiniG. F. Nalesso Invited Paper Pages: S335 - S348
New equivalent step index methods for designing nonlinear fibres M. J. HolmesF. P. Payne Invited Paper Pages: S349 - S364
Optical switching in a coupler with saturable nonlinearity H. Hatami-HanzaP. L. ChuG. D. Peng Invited Paper Pages: S365 - S372