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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/JOSK.2006.10.2.081

A Pseudo-Self-Imaging Phenomenon in Multimode Waveguides

Hong Jong-Kyun (Communication Research Laboratory, Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University)
Lee Sang-Sun (Communication Research Laboratory, Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University)
Song Seok-Ho (Micro-Optics National Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Hanyang Unjversjty)

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Journal of the Optical Society of Korea / v.10, no.2, 2006 , pp. 81-85 More about this Journal

Abstract

This study introduces an undefined self-imaging phenomenon, called here the pseudo-self-imaging phenomenon. The relative phases of the guided modes were used to discover how the pseudo-self-images are formed. The pseudo-self-image was found and measured experimentally. The experimental results showed that both the pseudo-self-image and the 0-dB self-image have similar intensity values and have opposite positions in the lateral direction.

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