Title :
Analysis of optical rib waveguides and couplers with buried guiding layer
Author :
Mao, Zhiming ; Huang, Wei-Ping
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Elect. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical rib waveguides and couplers with buried guiding layers are analyzed by using a variational technique for the scalar guided modes and a perturbation method for the vector correction. Both the propagation constants and the field patterns of the guided modes can be calculated very efficiently on a personal computer. The validity and accuracy of the method are assessed by comparing it with other methods. It is shown that the method proposed is able to yield accurate results with very little computation. The effects of the graded index of the guiding layer and the tilted slope of the rib sides are also considered in the analysis
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical waveguide theory; buried guiding layer; couplers; field patterns; graded index; optical rib waveguides; personal computer; perturbation method; propagation constants; rib sides; scalar guided modes; tilted slope; variational technique; vector correction; Couplers; Etching; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Perturbation methods; Propagation constant; Refractive index; Semiconductor waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
