θ >sin θ TIR ≥ n 2 n 1 , n 3 n 1 Phase shift due to reflection at the interfaces (Goos- Hanchen effect) Dispersion relation 4 k n 1 a cosθ −ϕ 12 −ϕ 13 =2 π N , N=0,1,2,3,...
(θ<θTIR ), then κ2 2=β2−(ω c )2 n 2 2 < 0 Important: all modes, both guided and radiation, are orthogonal to each other. For details see D. Marcuse, Theory of Dielectric Optical Waveguides, Academic Press, 1974. ∫ WG CS [E t i H t j * ]ds=0, i≠ j ! Mode normalization ! Guided Radiation c 8π ∫ WG CS [E t i H t j * ]ds=δ i j i , j=0,1,2,3,... c 8π ∫ WG CS [E ti H t j * ]ds=δ(i− j) i≡κ2 (βi ) , j≡κ2 (β j ) ! attention !
1 2κ2 =2a+ 1 √β 2−(ω c )2 n 2 2 We can introduce an effective mode size Other possible metrics: M= ( ∬ WG CS W (x , y)dxdy)2 ∬ WG CS (W (x , y))2 dxdy M= 1 max(W (x , y)) ∬ WG CS W (x , y)dxdy More information in R.F. Oulton, G. Bartal, D.F.P. Pile, X. Zhang, Confinement and propagation characteristics of subwavelength plasmonic modes, New Journal of Physics 10, 105018 (2008)
one TM mode and one TE mode, but the possible cross coupling between them is minimal, since the vectors of the electromagnetic field of these modes in every point are orthogonal to each other.
one TM mode and one TE mode, but the possible cross coupling between them is minimal, since the vector of the electromagnetic field of these modes in every point are orthogonal to each other. Reminder: In a simple plasmonic waveguide, only one mode exists.