Numerical Method of Determining the Cutoff Frequency and Mode Speckle Pattern of Optical Waveguides

Based on a numerical solution of the nonstationary wave equation, an algorithm for determining the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the LP_im modes of axially symmetric optical waveguides is suggested. The cutoff frequency of the LP₁₁ mode of different waveguides is determined using the algorithm constructed. The results obtained are compared with the well-known analytical formulas and results of numerical calculations for the equivalent step-index waveguide model. Based on the analytical results obtained, an eigenfunction and eigenvalue search algorithm is suggested for a waveguide with a two-dimensional refractive index profile (in particular, for an axially nonsymmetric waveguide).__________Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 11–16, January, 2005.