A Modified Finite-Element Method for Dielectric Waveguides Using an Asymptotically Correct Approximation on Infinite Elements

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 258-266

  Svedin, Jan A M ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTICAL FIBERS; WAVEGUIDES, CIRCULAR--MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL--MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANISOTROPIC RECTANGULAR DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE; ANISOTROPIC SLAB INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE; ASYMPTOTICALLY CORRECT APPROXIMATION; INFINITE ELEMENTS; PROPAGATION ANALYSIS; SPARSE GENERALIZED EIGENVALUE PROBLEM;

WAVEGUIDES, DIELECTRIC;

EID: 0026104480     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.102968     Document Type: Article

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