Title :
Efficient curvature analysis of buried waveguides
Author :
Sewell, Phillip D. ; Benson, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nottingham Univ., UK
Abstract :
The highly efficient free space radiation mode method is extended, enabling for the first time its use in determining the lossy modes of curved buried semiconductor waveguides. Both the real and imaginary parts of the propagation constant along with the corresponding field profiles, are found with an accuracy comparable to that of more computationally intensive methods.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave propagation; optical constants; optical losses; optical waveguide theory; accuracy; buried waveguide; computationally intensive methods; curved buried semiconductor waveguides; efficient curvature analysis; field profiles; highly efficient free space radiation mode method; lossy modes; propagation constant; Degradation; Etching; Finite difference methods; Mode matching methods; Perturbation methods; Polarization; Propagation constant; Propagation losses; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide components;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
