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In this chapter, we first briefly discuss the dispersion equation of the symmetrical metal-cladding waveguide (SMCW), and review some particular properties of the TM0 mode and TM1 mode excited in the SMCW. Then, we give the principle of the free-space coupling technology and the characteristics of the ultrahigh-order mode. Finally, two amusing optical phenomena observed in the SMCW, i.e., the wideband slow light effect and the conical reflection, are analyzed in detail.
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Wang, X., Yin, C., Cao, Z. (2016). Symmetrical Metal-Cladding Waveguide. In: Progress in Planar Optical Waveguides. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 266. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48984-0_6
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