Title :
Explicit formulas for cutoff values of TE modes on symmetric dielectric slab waveguide with Kerr-like permittivity
Author :
Chen, Z. ; Lai, H. ; Chen, X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Fujion Normal Univ., Fuzhou, China
Abstract :
Based on the perturbation method, very simple expressions are derived which give accurate approximations for the cutoff values of TE modes in the symmetric slab waveguide with a Kerr-like nonlinear thin film.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical Kerr effect; optical films; optical waveguide theory; permittivity; perturbation theory; Kerr-like permittivity; TE mode cutoff values; nonlinear thin film; perturbation method; planar waveguides; symmetric dielectric slab waveguide;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910014