• DocumentCode
    3432623
  • Title

    Effects of the coating in single-mode slab waveguide with varying curvature: a new approach to understanding bend loss

  • Author

    Durniak, Celine ; Love, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Sci. Group, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    24-27 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present analytical and numerical results that describe and quantify bend loss. Our approach is based on the coupling between fundamental and cladding modes with changing curvature in single-mode waveguides with finite cladding and absorbing coating.
  • Keywords
    claddings; optical films; optical losses; optical waveguides; absorbing coating; bend loss; cladding modes; single-mode slab waveguide; Argon; Artificial intelligence; Coatings; Signal to noise ratio; Slabs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-3-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-3-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519200
  • Filename
    4519200