Using a simple approach based on the scalar finite element method, propagation characteristics of multilayer channel waveguides are calculated. The effective index, modal field, confinement factor, far-field intensity pattern, and radiation angle of the far-field pattern (full width at half maximum intensity) for multilayer channel waveguides formed with multiple quantum well (MQW) materials and with the MQW materials replaced by a single homogeneous material with the root mean square value of the refractive indexes are compared. Numerical results confirm that the root-mean-square-value approximation, which has been widely used for planar MQW (two-dimensional) waveguides, is useful also for MQW channel (three-dimensional) waveguides with a large number of layers. © 1994 IEEE. All rights reserved.
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Osman, N., Koshiba, M., & Kaji, R. (1994). A Comprehensive Analysis of Multilayer Channel Waveguides. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 12(5), 821–826. https://doi.org/10.1109/50.293974
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