Title :
Numerical method for the calculation of mode fields and propagation constants in optical waveguides
Author :
Baumert, Jean-Claude ; Hoffnagle, John A.
Author_Institution :
IBM Almadén Research Center, San José, CA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The scalar wave equation for optical waveguides with arbitrary refractive index profiles is solved using a numerically stable integration method. The mode fields and the corresponding propagation constants are determined iteratively. Results for waveguides based on different well-known fabrication techniques are shown and the design of a new sensitive integrated optical switch is proposed.
Keywords :
Numerical integration; Numerical methods; Optical planar waveguides; Optical switches; Planar optical waveguide; Integrated optics; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations; Propagation constant; Refractive index;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074671
