Title :
Hamiltonian formulation for light propagation in waveguide-microresonator structures
Author :
Chak, P. ; Sipe, J.E. ; Pereira, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We present a Hamiltonian description of the optical properties of structures composed of channel waveguides and microresonators. From the Hamiltonian we extract highly accurate formulae for the dispersion relation of the structures.
Keywords :
coupled mode analysis; dispersion relations; integrated optics; matrix algebra; micro-optics; microcavities; optical waveguide theory; Hamiltonian formulation; channel waveguides; dispersion relation; light propagation; waveguide-microresonator; Dispersion; Electromagnetic waveguides; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238272
