Title :
Numerical solution of silicon-clad diffused planar optical waveguides
Author :
Koshiba, Masanori ; Kumagami, H. ; Suzuki, M.
Author_Institution :
Hokkaido University, Department of Electronic Engineering, Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
Computer modelling studies indicate that silicon-clad diffused planar optical waveguides exhibit a damped periodic oscillation in their attenuation and phase constant curves and that the attenuation is reduced significantly by reducing the maximum index change.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical losses; optical waveguides; refractive index; silicon; Si clad waveguides; attenuation reduction; computer modelling; damped periodic oscillation; diffused planar optical waveguides; elemental semiconductors; losses; maximum index charge reduction; mode index; phase constant curves; refractive index;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850240
