Phase-plane approach to nonlinear propagation in dielectric slab waveguide

Author

Rozzi, Tullio ; Chiaraluce, Franco ; Zappelli, LeonardO

Author_Institution

Dipartmento di Elettronica ed Autom., Ancona Univ., Italy

Volume

40

Issue

1

fYear

1992

fDate

1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

102

Lastpage

111

Abstract

Nonlinear propagation in dielectric slab waveguides is discussed in the framework of a phase-plane approach. It is shown that qualitative aspects, such as integrals of motion in phase-plane, emerge from the analysis. Systematic consideration of these quantities narrows the range of possible solutions and provides a direct physical interpretation of them. Particularly suggestive, in this respect, are the interpretations of the appearance of higher order modes and of the energy/boundary conditions constraints typical of the nonlinear problem. Results for the TE and TM cases are presented

Keywords

dielectric waveguides; guided electromagnetic wave propagation; waveguide theory; TE mode; TM mode; dielectric slab waveguide; energy/boundary conditions constraints; higher order modes; nonlinear propagation; phase-plane approach; Dielectrics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Slabs; Tellurium;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.108329

Filename

108329