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Continuous-Wave Propagation Channel-Sounding Measurement System - Testing, Verification, and Measurements
Published on: June 25, 2021
Summary
Mode-coupling analysis for photonics devices is valid despite violating adiabaticity assumptions. Low spatial frequencies of roughness and inhomogeneity are the key contributors, preserving analysis integrity.
Area of Science:
- Photonics
- Waveguide theory
- Stochastic processes
Background:
- Mode-coupling analysis is crucial for understanding light propagation in photonic devices.
- Stochastic phenomena like roughness and inhomogeneity can affect device performance.
- The assumption of adiabaticity is often used in theoretical analyses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the validity of the adiabaticity assumption in mode-coupling analysis.
- To determine the impact of stochastic phenomena on photonic devices.
- To identify the key factors contributing to analysis deviations.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical examination of the adiabaticity condition.
- Analysis of mode-coupling in passive photonic devices (couplers, gratings, waveguides).
- Investigation of spatial frequency contributions from roughness and inhomogeneity.
Main Results:
- The adiabaticity condition is formally violated by roughness and inhomogeneity.
- Low spatial frequencies of these phenomena are the primary contributors.
- High spatial frequencies have negligible impact on the analysis.
Conclusions:
- The mode-coupling analysis remains valid for stochastic phenomena in photonics.
- Adiabatic approximations hold for the significant low spatial frequency components.
- This finding supports the use of mode-coupling analysis in practical photonic device design.
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