{"id":364187,"date":"2024-04-25T12:32:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/single-mode-condition-waveguide\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T12:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:32:03","slug":"single-mode-condition-waveguide","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/single-mode-condition-waveguide\/","title":{"rendered":"Single mode condition waveguide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello. I have a question about this article : https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/1500008021262-Optimizing-waveguide-geometry-for-single-mode&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is said &#8220;The modes are only supported if the effective index of the mode is larger than the effective index of the slab mode of the slab waveguide&#8221;. I assume &#8220;modes are supported&#8221; is a synonym for guided modes, right ?<\/p>\n<p>I thought that a mode could be guided if its effective index was higher than the index of the cladding, is it right ? If so, what is the link with the effective index of the slab mode ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-364187","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-waveguide-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello. I have a question about this article : https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/1500008021262-Optimizing-waveguide-geometry-for-single-mode&quot;It is said &quot;The modes are only supported if the effective index of the mode is larger than the effective index of the slab mode of the slab waveguide&quot;. 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