Vector Beam Propagation Analysis of Polarization Conversion in Periodically Loaded Waveguides

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1346-1348

  Obayya, S S A ^a   Rahman, B M A ^a   El Mikati, H A ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Mansoura   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Optical waveguides; Polarization conversion; Vector beam propagation method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001151697     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.883825     Document Type: Article

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