Title :
Exact multilayer waveguide design including absorbing or metal layers
Author :
Sharma, Enakshi K. ; Singh, Mrigendra Pratap ; Kendall, P.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Sci., Delhi Univ., India
Abstract :
Multilayered slab waveguides with absorbing or metal layers have complex propagation constants. A novel and exact numerical procedure is introduced for finding these. The procedure is validated on a model useful in device applications, with metal cladding and a buffer layer.
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; waveguide theory; absorbing layer; buffer layer; complex propagation constants; metal cladding; metal layers; multilayer waveguide design; numerical procedure; slab waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910259
