Optical Waveguide Modes : Polarization, Coupling and Symmetry

A complete guide to optical waveguide modes

This in-depth work explains how transverse optical waveguide geometry influences field distribution and polarization properties. You will gain a thorough understanding of the fundamental physics of mode structure.

Optical Waveguide Modes covers single- and few-mode optical waveguides with an emphasis on single-core and multicore optical fibers and couplers, including a large range of geometries and anisotropies. Analysis is performed using extensions of the weak-guidance perturbation formalism together with elementary group representation theory. This definitive volume offers a detailed introduction to and classification of diverse forms of fundamental and higher-order modes and various polarization manifestations.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Electromagnetic Theory for Anisotropic Media and Weak Guidance for Longitudinally Invariant Fibers
Chapter 3 : Circular Isotropic Longitudinally Invariant Fibers
Chapter 4 : Azimuthal Symmetry Breaking
Chapter 5 : Birefringence : Linear, Radial, and Circular
Chapter 6 : Multicore Fibers and Multifiber Couplers
Chapter 7 : Conclusions and Extensions

Appendix : Group Representation Theory
References
Index