• DocumentCode
    1107632
  • Title

    Ohmic loss in metal-clad graded-index optical waveguides

  • Author

    Al-Bader, S.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    1/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    The propagation characteristics of a metal-clad waveguide with a parabolic layer are obtained for the truncated and extended layer models. An approximate solution for guided modes is developed which gives insight into how waveguide and material parameters influence modal losses.
  • Keywords
    Optical planar waveguides; Optical propagation in absorbing media; Optical refraction; Planar optical waveguide; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Slabs; Sputtering; Waveguide components;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1986.1072881
  • Filename
    1072881