Rigorous Analysis of Superconducting Multilayer Optical Waveguides

In this paper, we present the transfer matrix method (TMM) as a general formulation to find the TE and TM dispersion equations of general multilayer structures consisting superconductors, semiconductors and dielectrics. We then introduce Cauchy integration method (CIM) as an efficient and general nu...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity 2007-06, Vol.17 (2), p.590-593
Main Authors: Ghamsari, B.G., Majedi, A.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Circuit properties
Computer integrated manufacturing
COPPER OXIDE
Dielectric substrates
Dielectric thin films
Dispersions
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Equations
Exact sciences and technology
Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides
Integrated optoelectronics. Optoelectronic circuits
INTERLAYERS
MANUFACTURE
MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
Mathematical models
Multilayer waveguides
Multilayers
Nonhomogeneous media
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Optical attenuators
Optical films
Optical propagation
Optical waveguides
Optoelectronic devices
photonic devices
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
SEMICONDUCTORS
Superconducting devices
superconducting optoelectronics
Superconducting photodetectors
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
SUPERCONDUCTORS
THIN FILMS
Wave propagation
YTTRIUM OXIDE
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Summary:In this paper, we present the transfer matrix method (TMM) as a general formulation to find the TE and TM dispersion equations of general multilayer structures consisting superconductors, semiconductors and dielectrics. We then introduce Cauchy integration method (CIM) as an efficient and general numerical method in order to solve the previously found dispersion equations. In the next step we apply both TMM and CIM to a superconductor-dielectric-superconductor multilayer structure consisting of YBCO thin films grown on the glass substrate. In this example we will find the optical propagation characteristics of the waveguide such as the propagation and attenuation constants and power distribution of the optical signal through out the structure as a function of the substrate thickness for several thicknesses of the superconducting layers. We briefly show that how these results can be employed in the design of the optoelectronic devices such as traveling-wave superconducting photodetectors.
ISSN:1051-8223
1558-2515
DOI:10.1109/TASC.2007.898250