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
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