Title :
Coupled-mode and FDTD analysis of transverse Bragg resonance (TBR) waveguides
Author :
Choi, John M. ; Xu, Yong ; Yariv, Amnon
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
A coupled-mode approach to analysing a transverse Bragg resonance (TBR) waveguide is compared to a two dimensional finite difference time domain calculation. We show the coupled-mode formalism can provide an intuitive method to analyse TBR waveguides even for large index contrasts.
Keywords :
coupled mode analysis; finite difference time-domain analysis; optical waveguide theory; FDTD analysis; coupled-mode analysis; index contrast; transverse Bragg resonance waveguides; two dimensional finite difference time domain calculation; Equations; Finite difference methods; Geometry; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Resonance; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
