Optical Waveguides

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Historical Sketch ReferencesChapter 2. Slab Waveguides A. Waveguide Concepts and Terminology B. Planar Waveguides: A Classical Approach to the Determination of the Modes C. Characteristic TE Modes of the Planar Slab Waveguide ReferencesChapter 3. Distributed Coupling in Slab Waveguides A. Frustrated Total Reflection Filter and Planar Waveguides B. Leaky Waves and the Concept of the Spatial Transient C. Distributed Coupling between Parallel Planar Waveguides D. Lateral Shifts of Light Beams on Transmission and Reflection at FTR Layers Appendix ReferencesChapter 4. Guided Waves along Circular Waveguides A. Waves in Hollow, Perfectly Conducting Pipes B. Guided Waves on Circular Dielectric Cylinders C. Plane-Wave Decomposition of the Dielectric Waveguide Modes D. Mode Combinations and the Continuous Mode Spectrum E. Anisotropic Circular Dielectric Waveguide ReferencesChapter 5. Waveguide Mode Launching A. Early Optical Mode Launching Techniques B. Mode Launching Using Spatial Filtering ReferencesChapter 6. Near- and Far-Field Observation of Circular Waveguide Modes A. Qualitative Description of Observed Mode Patterns B. Radiation Patterns of Circular Waveguide Modes C. Quantitative Mode Description in Optical Waveguides and Resonators ReferencesChapter 7. Evanescent Surface Waves and Waveguide Interactions A. Enhanced Transmission with Surface Waves B. Distributed Coupling in Fiber-Waveguides ReferencesAppendix A. Noncircular Dielectric Waveguides A. Introduction B. Elliptical Dielectric Waveguides C. Rectangular Dielectric Waveguides D. Summary and Conclusions ReferencesAppendix B. Hollow Dielectric Waveguides A. Introduction B. Theory C. Experiment D. Summary ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index