Title :
Planar optical waveguides with arbitrary index profile: an accurate method of analysis
Author :
Goyal, I.C. ; Jindal, Rajeev ; Ghatak, Ajoy K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Indian Inst. of Technol., New Delhi, India
fDate :
11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present here an improvement of the existing modified Airy function (MAF) method. The results of our study show that the improvement gives extremely accurate propagation constants and also the modal fields for planar waveguides with arbitrary index profile
Keywords :
optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide theory; refractive index; accurate method; arbitrary index profile; extremely accurate propagation constants; modal fields; modified Airy function; planar optical waveguides; Bismuth; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Equations; Optical planar waveguides; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Propagation constant; Turning;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
