Analysis and design of optical waveguide components with metallization

Author

Willems, M. ; Unger, H.G.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Braunschweig, Germany

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

41

Lastpage

45

Abstract

Planar optical waveguide components with metallization are analyzed with a mode-matching method that takes into account surface plasmons on the metallization, the plasmon character of TM-modes as well as to any significant extend also radiating modes. A waveguide modulator and a triple waveguide polarization splitter serve as examples also for the optimum design of such waveguide components

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; metallisation; mode matching; optical beam splitters; optical design techniques; optical planar waveguides; optical polarisers; optical waveguide components; optical waveguide theory; optimisation; surface plasmons; TM-modes; metallization; mode-matching method; optical waveguide component design; optimum design; planar optical waveguide components; plasmon character; radiating modes; surface plasmons; triple waveguide polarization splitter; waveguide modulator; Metallization; Mode matching methods; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Plasmons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 1999. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kielce

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5637-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.1999.781840

Filename

781840