Title :
WKB analysis of bend losses in optical waveguides
Author :
Berglund, William ; Gopinath, Anand
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
A more complete Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) analysis of bend losses is given for a circularly curved waveguide. Using the WKB approximation with a conformal transformation of a curved optical waveguide, is shown to give more accurate bend loss results.
Keywords :
WKB calculations; circular waveguides; optical losses; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; waveguide discontinuities; WKB analysis; WKB approximation; accurate bend loss results; bend losses; circularly curved waveguide; complete Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin analysis; conformal transformation; optical waveguides; Boundary conditions; Dielectric losses; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Space technology; Tellurium; Two dimensional displays;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
