Analysis of polarization rotation in periodically loaded rib waveguides by transfer matrix method

Author

Mao, Z.M. ; Huang, W.-P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

12

Issue

5

fYear

1994

fDate

5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

768

Lastpage

773

Abstract

A novel transfer matrix method is employed for the analysis of polarization rotation in an asymmetrically periodically loaded rib waveguide. The transfer matrix method is based on the hybrid local normal modes. The vector normal modes are approximated by a linear combination of the scalar modes. In comparison with the coupled-mode analysis, this approach takes the radiation loss due to scattering at the junctions of the periodic loading into account. A new simple analytical solution in the power coupling for the periodically loaded rib waveguide is derived. Analytic results are shown for some typical structure and compared with results by more rigorous numerical methods

Keywords

integrated optics; light polarisation; matrix algebra; optical rotation; optical waveguide theory; asymmetrically periodically loaded rib waveguide; hybrid local normal modes; linear combination; numerical methods; periodically loaded rib waveguides; polarization rotation; power coupling; radiation loss; scalar modes; scattering; transfer matrix method; vector normal modes; Coupled mode analysis; Finite difference methods; Integrated optics; Loaded waveguides; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.293967

Filename

293967