EFFECTIVE THICKNESS, GROUP-VELOCITY, POWER FLOW, AND STORED ENERGY IN A MULTILAYER DIELECTRIC PLANAR WAVE-GUIDE

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作者
LI, YF
LIT, JWY
机构
[1] WILFRID LAURIER UNIV,DEPT PHYS & COMP,WATERLOO N2L 3C5,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] UNIV WATERLOO,DEPT ELECT ENGN,WATERLOO N2L 3G1,ONTARIO,CANADA
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JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION | 1990年 / 7卷 / 04期
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10.1364/JOSAA.7.000617
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The concept of effective thickness of a guided mode in a multilayer dielectric planar waveguide and the total time spent by the ray in crossing the effective thickness are given. Formulas to calculate the power flow, stored energy, group velocity, and group index for the mode in a multilayer planar waveguide are derived. These formulas are applied to study the guiding properties of three-layer, four-layer, and symmetrical five-layer waveguides. Some numerical results are given. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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页码:617 / 635
页数:19
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