Title :
Modal Analysis of Graded-Index Porous Silicon Slab Waveguides
Author :
Boucher, Yann G. ; Charrier, Joël ; Pirast, Parastesh
Abstract :
We investigate the modal properties, for TE polarization, of graded-index porous silicon slab waveguides with linearly varying dielectric permittivity. Using transfer matrix formalism, we derive all-analytical expressions, in terms of special functions of the Bessel class, for the propagation constant and the transverse profile of each mode.
Keywords :
Dielectric substrates; Laboratories; Modal analysis; Optical distortion; Optical waveguides; Permittivity; Silicon; Slabs; Symmetric matrices; Transmission line matrix methods; Bessel–Airy functions; graded-index waveguide; mode profile; modeling; transfer matrix formalism;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2008.925138
