Title :
Guided wave optics
Author :
Taylor, Henry F. ; Yariv, Amnon
Author_Institution :
Naval Electronics Laboratory Center, San Diego, Calif.
Abstract :
Phenomena associated with the propagation and manipulation of light in thin-film dielectric waveguides are presently the object of considerable research effort, directed toward possible applications in communications and information processing. The theory of dielectric waveguide modes is reviewed, and the topics of directional coupling, input-output coupling, modulation, and distributed feedback laser sources are treated on the basis of coupled-mode theory. A summary of experimental results for each of the guided-wave optical phenomena covered by the theory is also presented.
Keywords :
Dielectric thin films; Distributed feedback devices; Information processing; Laser feedback; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1974.9569
