Fundamentals of guided-wave optoelectronic devices / William S.C. Chang.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 The formation and analysis of optical waveguides -- 1.1 Introduction to optical waveguides -- 1.1.1 Differences between optical and microwave waveguides -- 1.1.2 Diffraction of plane waves in waveguides -- 1.1.3 General characteristics of guided waves -- 1.2 Electromagnetic analysis of modes in optical waveguides -- 1.2.1 The asymmetric planar waveguide -- 1.2.2 TE and TM modes in planar waveguides -- 1.2.3 TE modes of planar waveguides -- 1.2.4 TM modes of planar waveguides -- 1.2.5 Generalized guided-wave modes in planar waveguides -- 1.2.6 Rectangular channel waveguides and the effective index analysis -- 1.2.7 The representation of fields and the excitation of guided-wave modes -- 1.2.8 Scalar approximation of the wave equations for TE and TM modes -- 1.3 Formation of optical waveguides -- 1.3.1 Formation of optical waveguides on LiNbO3 substrates -- 1.3.2 Formation of optical waveguides on GaAs and InP substrates -- 1.3.3 Formation of polymer optical waveguides -- 1.3.4 Formation of optical waveguides on Si substrates -- 2 Guided-wave interactions -- 2.1 Perturbation analysis -- 2.1.1 Review of properties of modes in a waveguide -- 2.1.2 The effect of perturbation -- 2.1.3 A simple application of perturbation analysis – perturbation by a nearby dielectric -- 2.2 Coupled mode analysis -- 2.2.1 Modes of two uncoupled parallel waveguides -- 2.2.2 Analysis of two coupled waveguides, using modes of individual waveguides -- 2.2.3 An example of coupled mode analysis – the grating reflection filter -- 2.2.4 An example of coupling of waveguides the directional coupler -- 2.3 Super mode analysis -- 2.3.1 Super modes of two parallel waveguides -- 2.3.2 Directional coupling, viewed as propagation of super modes -- 2.3.3 Super modes of two coupled waveguides in general -- 2.3.4 Adiabatic branching and the super mode analysis of the Mach–Zehnder interferometer -- 2.4 Propagation in multimode waveguides and multimode interference couplers -- 3 Electro-optical effects -- 3.1 The linear electro-optic Pockel’s effect -- 3.1.1 The electro-optic effect in plane waves -- 3.1.2 Linear electro-optic effects in optical waveguides -- 3.2 Electro-absorption effects in semiconductors -- 3.2.1 The Frantz–Keldysh electro-absorption effect in bulk semiconductors -- 3.2.2 Electro-absorption in quantum wells (QW) -- 3.2.3 Comparison of Frantz–Keldysh and QW electro-absorption -- 3.3 The electro-refraction effect -- 3.4 The acousto-optical effect -- 3.5 A perturbation analysis of electro-optical effects -- 3.5.1 Perturbation of the effective index neff by Δχ′ -- 3.5.2 Attenuation of guided-wave mode by Δχ″ -- 3.5.3 The diffraction of a planar guided wave by acoustic surface waves -- 4 Time dependence, bandwidth, and electrical circuits -- 4.1 Low frequency properties of electro-optical devices -- 4.1.1 Low frequency representation of devices -- 4.1.2 Frequency variation of voltage and power delivered to devices -- 4.2 High frequency properties of electro-optical devices -- 4.2.1 Representation of the electrodes as a transmission line -- 4.2.2 Propagation of electrical voltages and currents -- 4.2.3 The Smith chart -- 4.2.4 Characterizing the electrodes as electrical transmission lines and circuit analysis -- 4.2.5 Impedance matching and bandwidth -- 4.2.6 Transient response -- 4.2.7 Pulse propagation and frequency response -- 4.3 Microwave electric field distribution and the electro-optical effects -- 4.4 Traveling wave interaction -- 5 Planar waveguide devices -- 5.1 Excitation and detection of planar guided waves -- 5.1.1 End excitation -- 5.1.2 Excitation by prism coupler -- 5.1.3 The grating coupler -- 5.1.4 The tapered waveguide coupler -- 5.1.5 Detection and monitoring of guided waves -- 5.2 Diffraction, focusing, and collimation in planar waveguides -- 5.2.1 The diffraction grating -- 5.2.2 Refraction, collimation, and focusing of planar waveguide modes -- 5.3 Diffraction devices -- 5.3.1 Grating reflectors and filters -- 5.3.2 Grating deflector/switch -- 5.3.3 The grating mode converter/coupler -- 5.4 The Star coupler -- 5.5 The acousto-optical scanner, spectrum analyzer, and frequency shifter -- 5.5.1 The optical scanner -- 5.5.2 The acousto-optical RF spectrum analyzer -- 5.5.3 The acousto-optical frequency shifter -- 6 Channel waveguide components -- 6.1 Passive waveguide components -- 6.1.1 The power divider -- 6.1.2 Wavelength filters/multiplexers -- 6.1.3 Waveguide reflectors -- 6.1.4 Resonators -- 6.1.5 The optical time delay line -- 6.2 Active waveguide components -- 6.2.1 Lumped element modulators and switches -- 6.2.2 Traveling wave modulators and switches -- Index