• DocumentCode
    913446
  • Title

    Loss calculations for antiresonant waveguides

  • Author

    Archambault, J.-L. ; Black, R.J. ; Lacroix, S. ; Bures, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    416
  • Lastpage
    423
  • Abstract
    The authors present a theoretical study of antiresonant waveguides, in cylindrical and planar geometry, using leaky mode solutions of the vector wave equation. General analytical expressions are derived to describe the attenuation coefficients of TE, TM, HE, and EH modes of multilayered leaky waveguides, taking into account material absorption. Results obtained with these expressions are compared to numerical solutions and found to be accurate when the leakage loss is low.
  • Keywords
    optical losses; optical waveguide theory; EH modes; HE modes; TE modes; TM modes; antiresonant waveguides; attenuation coefficients; cylindrical geometry; leaky mode solutions; leaky waveguides; loss calculations; material absorption; planar geometry; vector wave equation; Absorption; Attenuation; Geometry; Helium; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations; Planar waveguides; Tellurium; Waveguide theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.219574
  • Filename
    219574