Rigorous sufficient conditions for index-guided modes in microstructured dielectric waveguides

被引:7
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作者
Lee, Karen K. Y. [1 ]
Avniel, Yehuda [1 ]
Johnson, Steven G. [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2008年 / 16卷 / 13期
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10.1364/OE.16.009261
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We derive a sufficient condition for the existence of index-guided modes in a very general class of dielectric waveguides, including photonic-crystal fibers (arbitrary periodic claddings, such as "holey fibers"), anisotropic materials, and waveguides with periodicity along the propagation direction. This condition provides a rigorous guarantee of cutoff-free index-guided modes in any such structure where the core is formed by increasing the index of refraction (e. g. removing a hole). It also provides a weaker guarantee of guidance in cases where the refractive index is increased "on average" (precisely defined). The proof is based on a simple variational method, inspired by analogous proofs of localization for two-dimensional attractive potentials in quantum mechanics. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.
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页码:9261 / 9275
页数:15
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