DocumentCode
843181
Title
The azimuthal effective-index method
Author
Marcatili, Enrique A J ; Hardy, Amos A.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
24
Issue
5
fYear
1988
fDate
5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
766
Lastpage
774
Abstract
An approximate technique to solve guidance problems in dielectric waveguides having almost arbitrary cross-section index distribution is presented. The technique consists of reducing the solution of the three-dimensional guide to the solution of two unidimensional slabs. By starting with the circular-cylinder coordinate system instead of the Cartesian one, the results are found to be more precise and far more informative than those derived from any other approximate analytical technique. The ideas presented here may be easily extended to solve more sophisticated structures such as couplers and cavities.<>
Keywords
optical waveguides; refractive index; waveguide theory; Cartesian coordinate system; azimuthal effective-index method; cavities; circular-cylinder coordinate system; couplers; dielectric waveguides; Couplers; Dielectrics; Optical propagation; Propagation constant; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.192
Filename
192
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