Abstract
Parallel-plate waveguides consisting of a thin-film helicoidal bianisotropic medium (TFHBM) layer bounded by dielectric half-spaces are shown to support guided wave propagation with guide wavenumbers dependent on the direction of signal propagation. Thus, the TFHBM interconnect behaves as a space-guide. The modal fields and power transmission distributions, as determined by the time-averaged Poynting vector, are investigated and a scheme classifying each guided wave mode as either hybrid electric or hybrid magnetic is presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 817-836 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |
| Volume | 457 |
| Issue number | 2008 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 8 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anisotropic waveguides
- Hybrid modes
- Optical interconnects
- Sculptured thin films
- Space-guides
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General