Hybrid waves guided by ultrathin films

Abstract: The existence conditions and waveguiding properties of new hybrid, TE-dominant waveguide modes of properly tailored waveguides consisting on ultrathin films cladded by a positive birefringent crystal are analyzed. The results show that the existence conditions of such waves strongly depend...

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Autores: Torner Sabata, Lluís|||0000-0002-6491-4210, Pérez Torres, Juan|||0000-0002-4454-6676, Ojeda, C., Mihalache, Dumitru
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1995
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/97718
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/97718
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.469732
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Telecommunication
Optical waveguide theory
Optical films
Refractive index
Optical planar waveguides
Birefringence
Optical switches
Telecomunicació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació
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Sumario:Abstract: The existence conditions and waveguiding properties of new hybrid, TE-dominant waveguide modes of properly tailored waveguides consisting on ultrathin films cladded by a positive birefringent crystal are analyzed. The results show that the existence conditions of such waves strongly depend on the waveguide parameters. Accordingly, the related guided-to-radiated wave transition holds promise for switching applications requiring a strong sensitive dependence on the material refractive index values.