Title :
Radiation modes of optical waveguides
Author :
Snyder, Allan W. ; Sammut, Rowland A.
Author_Institution :
Australian National University, Department of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Canberra, Australia
Abstract :
Radiation modes are the building blocks for an exact analysis of radiation. We provide a simple `scalar¿ determination of these vector modes valid on arbitrary waveguides, when the maximum core refractive index nco is slightly greater than that of the cladding ncl. The nco¿ncl radiation modes have not been previously reported for any optical waveguide. They simplify the description of radiation as the nco¿ncl bound modes do for guided power.
Keywords :
optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; arbitrary waveguides; core refractive index slightly greater than cladding index; radiation modes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19790003
