In this paper, a method-of-moments integral-equation formulation of a generalized scattering matrix (GSM) is presented for the full-wave analysis of interactive planar electric and magnetic discontinuities in waveguide. This was developed to efficiently handle a variety of waveguide-based strip-to-slot transitions, especially on thin substrates. This single matrix formulation replaces the probl...

An elastomeric grating coupler fabricated by the replica molding technique is used to measure the modal indices of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) planar waveguide structure. Because of the van der Waals interaction between the grating mold and the waveguide, the elastomeric stamp makes conformal contact with the waveguide surface, inducing a periodic index perturbation at the contact region. The ...

The evolution of the transverse momentum of monochromatic light entering a multimode planar waveguide at large angle is investigated. We report on oscillations of the momentum caused by the beatings between the adjacent populated modes of the waveguide and their periodic collapses and revivals. A new type of an interferometer based on this effect with fringe spacing as small as lambda/9 is demo...

We developed a new building block for constructing planar microwave circuitry: bulk titanium waveguide. The waveguide is formed by deep trench etching, dielectric gap filling, and planarization. The high aspect ratio of the resulting structure provides superior field confinement, low crosstalk, therefore a small footprint. To enable bulk titanium as a substrate compatible with microfabrication,...

Coherent pulse interleaving implemented in planar waveguide technology is presented as a compact and robust solution to generate high repetition rate frequency combs. We demonstrate a 10 GHz pulse train from an Er-doped femtosecond fiber laser that is coupled into waveguide interleavers and multiplied in repetition rate by a factor of 16. With thermal tuning of the chip elements, we achieve opt...

We report the observation of planar Y-junction waveguide splitters that are due to the bulk photovoltaic effect. The junctions are generated by multiple dark-soliton propagation in LiNbO(3) by use of low power levels (20 mW) and average intensities of 10 W/cm(2) at 488 nm. The junctions persist in the dark and can be used to divide input beams of less photorefractive sensitivity. We describe so...

We have experimentally demonstrated an optical material structure consisting of monocrystalline colloidal crystals and a planar waveguide. We have performed experimental studies of light coupling into the waveguide structure via colloidal gratings, as well as the multiplexing capability of the structure. Effective index obtained from measured parameters agrees well with theoretical calculations...

Ah.WoCl-A m u l t i o d e fih+matched arrayed waveguide grating-based demultiplexer has befn demonstrated. In thb design. multimode waveguides have been used 85 m y clements. The device, which can he used in short-dbtance communications, has been realized using low-cos1 polymer planar waveguide technology. Three wavclenglh ehanncls were SUCC~S. fully separsled. The average fiber-to-fiber inserl...

A sort of gravitational waveguide effect in cosmology could explain, in principle, the huge luminosities coming from quasars using the cosmological large scale structures as selfoc–type or planar waveguides. Furthermore, other anomalous phenomena connected with quasars, as the existence of “brothers” or “twins” objects having different brilliancy but similar spectra and redshifts, placed on the...