Waveguides on Dr. Simon Bance https://academic.bancey.com/tags/waveguides/ Recent content in Waveguides on Dr. Simon Bance Hugo en Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:19:46 +0200 Don't Beta Around the Bush: Understanding the Propagation Constant https://academic.bancey.com/posts/propagation-constant/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:19:46 +0200 https://academic.bancey.com/posts/propagation-constant/ Building intuition for the propagation constant β and its relationship to effective index, phase accumulation, and optical interference.