Title :
The model characteristics of ARROW structures
Author :
Huang, Weiping ; Shubair, Raed M. ; Nathan, Arokia ; Chow, Y. Leonard
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
8/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The model characteristics of antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW) structures are analyzed by the transverse resonance method as well as some approximate methods. The difference between leaky modes and quasi-guided modes is investigated, and several formulas to calculate the attenuation coefficients of the modes are compared and validated for the ARROW structures. The effects of tunneling leakage and material absorption on the dispersion and the attenuation of the modes are examined in the analysis
Keywords :
light absorption; optical dispersion; optical waveguide theory; ARROW structures; antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide; attenuation coefficients; dispersion; leaky modes; material absorption; model characteristics; quasi-guided modes; transverse resonance method; tunneling leakage; Attenuation; Optical attenuators; Optical materials; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Propagation constant; Resonance; Tunneling;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
