A simple and accurate model analysis of strip-loaded optical waveguides with various index profiles

Author

Varshney, R.K. ; Kumar, Arun

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Indian Inst. of Technol., New Delhi, India

Volume

6

Issue

4

fYear

1988

fDate

4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

601

Lastpage

606

Abstract

A simple first-order perturbation approach has been developed to study the propagation characteristics of strip-loaded diffused waveguides with various refractive index profiles. Propagation constants of the guided modes of rib waveguides and strip-loaded waveguides with exponential and Gaussian refractive index profiles are obtained. The results are in good agreement with those reported in the literature that were obtained by variational and numerical techniques. The presented technique provides analytical expressions for the modal field profile that should be useful in the design of various integrated optical devices

Keywords

integrated optics; optical waveguides; refractive index; Gaussian refractive index profiles; exponential Gaussian index profile; guided modes; index profiles; integrated optical devices; modal field profile; model analysis; numerical techniques; perturbation approach; propagation characteristics; propagation constants; rib waveguides; strip-loaded diffused waveguides; strip-loaded optical waveguides; variational techniques; Loaded waveguides; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Strips;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.4042

Filename

4042