Three-dimensional finite-element beam propagation method: Assessments and developments

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1124-1131

  Vincetti, Luca ^a   Cucinotta, Annamaria ^a   Selleri, Stefano ^a   Zoboli, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; VECTORS;

PHOTONICS DEVICES;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0001226986     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.001124     Document Type: Article

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