Photon scanning tunneling microscope study of optical waveguides

Din Ping Tsai, Howard E. Jackson, R. C. Reddick, S. H. Sharp, R. J. Warmack

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Abstract

A novel technique, photon scanning microscopy, is shown to probe directly the evanescent field outside a planar and a channel waveguide. The decay lengths for these evanescent fields were measured and correspond well to the decay lengths of the evanescent fields calculated for each structure. Two-dimensional scanning at constant intensity or constant height reveals lateral variations in these fields due to topographic changes, index of refraction inhomogeneities, or modal variations within the waveguide.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1515-1517
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume56
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

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