• DocumentCode
    3432880
  • Title

    Suppression of cladding-mode coupling in single-mode slab waveguides of varying curvature

  • Author

    Durniak, Céline ; Love, John

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Sci. Group, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    10-13 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    90
  • Lastpage
    92
  • Abstract
    Bend loss can be quantified by following coupling between fundamental and cladding modes with changing curvature on a finite cladding, single-mode slab waveguide. A delineation criterion provides a boundary between approximately adiabatic and non-adiabatic bent waveguides.
  • Keywords
    claddings; optical couplers; optical losses; optical waveguide theory; adiabatic bent waveguide; bend loss; cladding modes; curvature; fundamental modes; nonadiabatic bent waveguide; single-mode slab waveguide; Australia; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Shape; Slabs; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-1-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-1-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519222
  • Filename
    4519222