Intrinsic Modes in a Wedge-Shaped Taper Above an Anisotropic Substrate

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Abstract

Intrinsic modes yield exact solutions away from the tip in a wedge-shaped taper with penetrable boundaries. Unlike adiabatic modes, they are uncoupled and pass smoothly through the cutoff transition. This model has been generalized to accommodate stratified multiwave substrates and weekly range-dependent environments. Here, a wedge-shaped taper above an anisotropic substrate is considered. In the spectral representation of intrinsic modes, the plane wave reflection coefficient from the substrate depends on the orientation of the optic axis, which in turn, affects the cutoff condition and the direction of the leakage field in the substrate. Since the phase propagation vector and average power flow vector are usually nonparallel in anisotropic media, the field in the substrate is substantially different from that in isotropic cases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2373-2377
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume27
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1991

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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