Title :
Beam propagation in circular cylindrical coordinates using the azimuthal effective index method
Author :
Hardy, Amos ; Weissman, Zeev ; Marom, Emanuel ; Marcatili, Enrique A J
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Ramat Aviv, Israel
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present the formulation of a 2-D beam propagation method for weakly guiding 3-D structures. The waveguide itself may have any cross section, provided that the propagating field has a quasi-cylindrical shape. The dimensional reduction is carried out by using the azimuthal effective index method. The applicability of the method is discussed and some examples are given
Keywords :
optical waveguide theory; azimuthal effective index method; circular cylindrical coordinates; cross section; dimensional reduction; propagating field; quasi-cylindrical shape; two dimensional beam propagation method; waveguiding structures; weakly guiding three dimensional structures; Fourier transforms; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Shape;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
