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The optical waveguide is the fundamental element that interconnects the various devices of an optical integrated circuit, just as a metallic strip does in an electrical integrated circuit. However, unlike electrical current that flows through a metal strip according to Ohm’s law, optical waves travel in the waveguide in distinct optical modes. A mode, in this sense, is a spatial distribution of optical energy in one or more dimensions that remains constant in time. In this chapter, the concept of optical modes in a waveguiding structure is discussed qualitatively, and key results of waveguide theory are presented with minimal proof to give the reader a general understanding of the nature of light propagation in an optical waveguide. Then, in Chap. 3, a mathematically sound development of waveguide theory is given.
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Hunsperger, R.G. (2002). Optical Waveguide Modes. In: Integrated Optics. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38843-2_2
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