Title :
A ray-optical analysis of thin-film polarization converters
Author :
Kogelnik, Herwig ; Sosnowski, Thomas P. ; Weber, Heinz P.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
8/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A compact formula is given for the Goos-Haenchen shifts occurring for total internal reflection of light from anisotropic media. This is used in a coupled-wave analysis of polarization conversion in thin-film waveguides deposited on optically birefringent substrates. A numerical example illustrates the considerable influence of the Goos-Haenchen shifts on the conversion length.
Keywords :
Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Geometrical optics; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Sputtering; Substrates; Transistors;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1973.1077746
