Critical ray-like propagation modes along graded-index planar optical waveguides |
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Authors: | T Kishii |
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Institution: | Research and Development Centre of the Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan-210 |
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Abstract: | Graded-index planar optical waveguides and surface compression layers were formed simultaneously in the surface layer of glass plates by ion exchange. A change in the refractometer patterns was observed. Before ion exchange, only a critical ray fringe was observed, but with ion exchange a guided wave fringe appeared on the high effective refractive index side of the ‘critical ray’ fringe, and the number of guided wave fringes increased. The guided wave fringe or fringes were birefringent, whereas the ‘critical ray’ fringe was kept nonbirefringent. It was concluded that the ‘critical ray’ propagated along the bottom of a waveguide, ie at the foot of the refractive index distribution. |
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Keywords: | waveguides optical phenomena ion-exchange methods |
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