Symmetric Guided Electromagnetic Waves in a Plane Anisotropic Dielectric Waveguide

In this report we study symmetric guided electromagnetic waves propagating in a plane anisotropic dielectric waveguide. The waveguide has either infinitely conducting walls or open interfaces. In the latter case the waveguide is located between two half-spaces with constant scalar permittivities. The permittivity of the waveguide is given by a real diagonal tensor; the permeability is a constant scalar quantity. The dispersion equation is found and studied. Numerical results are presented