Transmission properties in waveguides: An optical streamline analysis

Autor:	Sanz, A. S., Campos-Martinez, J., Miret-Artes, S.
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Physics - Optics Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Physics - Atomic Physics Quantum Physics
Zdroj:	J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 29, 695 (2012)
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1364/JOSAA.29.000695
Popis:	A novel approach to study transmission through waveguides in terms of optical streamlines is presented. This theoretical framework combines the computational performance of beam propagation methods with the possibility to monitor the passage of light through the guiding medium by means of these sampler paths. In this way, not only the optical flow along the waveguide can be followed in detail, but also a fair estimate of the transmitted light (intensity) can be accounted for by counting streamline arrivals with starting points statistically distributed according to the input pulse. Furthermore, this approach allows to elucidate the mechanism leading to energy losses, namely a vortical dynamics, which can be advantageously exploited in optimal waveguide design. Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1108.4964 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv