Title :
Lateral leakage in symmetric SOI rib-type slot waveguides
Author :
Hainberger, Rainer ; Müllner, Paul ; Finger, Norman
Author_Institution :
Austrian Res. Centers GmbH, Vienna
Abstract :
We theoretically investigate the lateral leakage of rib-type slot waveguides caused by coupling between the TM-like slot mode and a TE slab mode using a finite element method eigenmode analysis and the variational mode-matching method.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; finite element analysis; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; SOI rib-type slot waveguides; Si; TE slab mode; TM-like slot mode; finite element method eigenmode analysis; lateral leakage; variational mode-matching method; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Slabs; Tellurium; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide theory;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
DOI :
10.1109/AOE.2007.4410799
