Modal analysis of nonlinear propagation in dielectric slab waveguide

Author

Rozzi, Tullio ; Zappelli, LeonardO

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Elettronica e Autom., Ancona Univ., Italy

Volume

14

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

229

Lastpage

235

Abstract

In this paper we present a study of nonlinear guided propagation based on the development of the actual electromagnetic field in terms of the modes of a linear dielectric guide. This approach permits in principle to consider propagation over finite lengths of waveguide of general nonuniform nonlinearity, with arbitrary excitation at a finite location and to retain the second derivative term that is neglected in the usual Schrodinger equation approximation to the wave equation

Keywords

Schrodinger equation; approximation theory; dielectric waveguides; electromagnetic field theory; nonlinear optics; optical waveguide theory; permittivity; actual electromagnetic field; arbitrary excitation; dielectric slab waveguide; finite lengths; finite location; general nonuniform nonlinearity; linear dielectric guide; modal analysis; nonlinear guided propagation; nonlinear propagation; second derivative term; usual Schrodinger equation approximation; wave equation; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Geometry; Modal analysis; Nonlinear equations; Partial differential equations; Schrodinger equation; Slabs;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.482268

Filename

482268