Abstract
So far in our ray description of light propagation we have concentrated mainly on bound rays, which convey power without loss along nonabsorbing optical waveguides, and have assumed that refracting and tunneling rays are associated with a loss of power by radiation. In this chapter we describe the physical mechanisms of power loss by refraction or tunneling, and derive expressions for the rate of loss of power.
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Snyder, A.W., Love, J.D. (1983). Leaky rays. In: Optical Waveguide Theory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2813-1_8
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