Title :
Nonlinear TE waves of coupled waveguides bounded by nonlinear media
Author :
Shin, Sang-Yung ; Wright, Ewan M. ; Stegeman, George I.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
fDate :
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dispersion relations for TE nonlinear guided waves of a coupled waveguide system bounded by nonlinear media are derived and evaluated numerically. The coupled waveguide system, which is a useful model for a planar nonlinear directional coupler, consists of two parallel dielectric films separated by a linear layer and bounded on both sides by media with an intensity-dependent refractive index. The features of both the TE0 and TE1 waves of the coupled waveguide system are discussed and compared to the TE modes of a single nonlinear waveguide with one and two nonlinear bounding media. Possible implications to a nonlinear directional coupler are also discussed
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; refractive index; TE0 waves; TE1 waves; coupled waveguides; directional coupler; dispersion relations; parallel dielectric films; refractive index; Couplings; Directional couplers; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Tellurium;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
