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Optical Waveguide Theory (A)

Manfred Hammer∗
Theoretical Electrical Engineering
Paderborn University, Germany

MMET’08, Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory

Odesa, Ukraine, June 29 – July 2, 2008
Paderborn University — Summer Semester 2019
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Theoretical Electrical Engineering, Paderborn University Phone: +49(0)5251/60-3560
Warburger Straße 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany E-mail: manfred.hammer@uni-paderborn.de

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Maxwell equations Course overview

SI, in matter, time domain, differential form: Optical waveguide theory

A Photonics / integrated optics; theory, motto; phenomena, introductory examples.
∇ · D = ρf , E(r, t): electric field, B Brush up on mathematical tools.
∇ × E = −Ḃ, D(r, t): (di-)electric displacement, C Maxwell equations, different formulations, interfaces, energy and power flow.
∇ · B = 0, B(r, t): magnetic induction (field, flux density), D Classes of simulation tasks: scattering problems, mode analysis, resonance problems.
H(r, t): magnetic field (. . .), E Normal modes of dielectric optical waveguides, mode interference.
∇ × H = Jf + Ḋ,
ρf (r, t): density of free charges, F Examples for dielectric optical waveguides.
Jf (r, t): density of free currents, G Waveguide discontinuities & circuits, scattering matrices, reciprocal circuits.
D = 0 E + P, P(r, t): polarization, H Bent optical waveguides; whispering gallery resonances; circular microresonators.

B = µ0 (H + M). M(r, t): magnetization, I Coupled mode theory, perturbation theory.

• Hybrid analytical / numerical coupled mode theory.
0 : free space permittivity,
J A touch of photonic crystals; a touch of plasmonics.
(+ constitutive relations) µ0 : free space permeability.
• Oblique semi-guided waves: 2-D integrated optics.
• Summary, concluding remarks.
Valid for more than a century, firm basis for further considerations.

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Formalities Optical waveguides: phenomena, examples

• Beam propagation in free space

Organization of the course:
• Guided light propagation
• Waveguide end facet
• Lectures (≈ 14×)
• Crossing of two waveguides
• Homework (7×) • Modes of 1-D multilayer slab waveguides
• Tutorials, Exercises (13×) • Modes of 2-D channel waveguides
• Exam • Evanescent coupling between waveguides
• Bent waveguides
• Circular microring-resonator
Related textbooks (examples): • Microdisk resonator
C. Vassallo, Optical Waveguide Concepts, Elsevier, Amsterdam (1991), • CROW
K. Okamoto, Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides, Academic Press, San Diego, USA (2000),
R. März, Integrated Optics: Design and Modeling, Artech House, Norwood, USA (1995),
• Waveguide corner
A.W. Snyder, J.D. Love, Optical Waveguide Theory, Chapman and Hall, London, UK (1983); • Photonic crystal waveguide
& general introductory texts on classical electrodynamics. • Exciting TET !

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Optical waveguide “theory” Upcoming

Task: solve Next lectures:

∇ × E = −Ḃ, ∇ · D = ρf , D = 0 E + P, • Brush up on mathematical tools.
∇ × H = Jf + Ḋ, ∇ · B = 0, B = µ0 (H + M), (& . . .). • Maxwell equations, different formulations, interfaces, energy and
power flow.
• Classes of simulation tasks: scattering problems, mode analysis,
In this course: resonance problems.
• specialization to problems relevant for integrated optics,
• theoretical basis for the — mostly — numerical solution,
• approximate concepts,
• examples.

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