Confinement and inhibition of transverse-electric modes in a one-dimensionally periodic medium

The paper presents a rigorous analysis of the propagation of transverse-electric modes in a planar one-dimensionally periodic medium. By changing the modulation depth, the propagation of some optical frequencies can be: (i) confined strictly along the non-modulated axis, (ii) confined within an angl...

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Published in:Optics communications 1990-10, Vol.79 (3), p.165-170
Main Authors: Villeneuve, Pierre R., Piché, Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Optics
Physics
Wave optics
Wave propagation, transmission and absorption
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Summary:The paper presents a rigorous analysis of the propagation of transverse-electric modes in a planar one-dimensionally periodic medium. By changing the modulation depth, the propagation of some optical frequencies can be: (i) confined strictly along the non-modulated axis, (ii) confined within an angle θ max from the axis of modulation or (iii) inhibited along the non-modulated axis. Inhibition along the non-modulated axis is interpreted using a parallel-plate waveguide analogy.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/0030-4018(90)90029-S