• DocumentCode
    950265
  • Title

    Microwave simulation of optoelectronic bending loss in presence of dielectric discontinuity

  • Author

    Benson, T.M. ; Kendall, P.C. ; Stern, M.S.

  • Author_Institution
    University College, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cardiff, UK
  • Volume
    135
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    8/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    325
  • Lastpage
    331
  • Abstract
    A theory is developed and compared with experimental results. The theory enables calculation of the curvature loss from a partially buried dielectric waveguide in the presence of a strong air/dielectric planar interface. Comparison is made between numerical predictions based on this theory and experimental results for a smooth waveguide of rectangular cross-section. Agreement is found to be striking, even when the position of the caustic should, in theory, render the waveguide lossy.
  • Keywords
    bending; dielectric waveguides; optical losses; optical waveguides; waveguide theory; air/dielectric planar interface; caustic; curvature loss; dielectric discontinuity; microwave simulation; optoelectronic bending loss; partially buried dielectric waveguide; rectangular waveguide;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0267-3932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-j.1988.0061
  • Filename
    4648741