Abstract
A new method is proposed for making sharp bends with low radiation losses in dielectric optical waveguides. By modifying the transverse refractive-index profile at curved sections both the pure bend and the transition losses can be minimized. The optimum gradient-index profile requires an inhomogeneous medium. But in practice this can be replaced by a layered medium. By using four homogeneous layers the permitted radius of curvature of a slab waveguide can be reduced, e.g., from 6400 to only 100 wavelengths.
© 1983 Optical Society of America
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