Abstract
The variational-moment method is used to demonstrate the calculation of propagation constants for optical waveguides with arbitrary index profiles. For simplicity, and for comparison with exact numerical solutions, only a few one-dimensional structures are considered. Examples include symmetric and nonsymmetric waveguides. Good agreement with the exact numerical solutions is obtained in most cases, even for the nonsymmetric waveguides.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5642-5649 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| State | Published - 20 Aug 1994 |