Optimization of optical waveguide structure: article

Optical waveguides have been known as basic structure in integrated optics. The result of waveguide analysis is very useful to apply before fabrication process begins. The normalized propagation constant b, propagation constant β and effective refractive index neff conditions have been considered for the straight waveguide for single mode propagation. In this work, a mathematical approach was applied in order to model the waveguide structure and its ability to guide the light. Through this, the behaviour of light propagation in a polymer based optical waveguide could be investigated and the characteristic of the optical waveguide can be simulated in order to obtain an optimum design.