Finite-Element Analysis of Optical and Microwave Waveguide Problems

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 20-28

  Azizur Rahman, B M ^a   Davies, J Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS - ANISOTROPY; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL - ANALYSIS;

EXPLICIT FIELD REPRESENTATION EXTENSION; SKEW ANISOTROPIC DIELECTRIC; VECTOR H-FIELD FORMULATION;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 0021132468     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1984.1132606     Document Type: Article

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