Review of Finite Element Methods for Microwave and Optical Waveguides

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 1991, Pages 1442-1448

  Rahman, B M Azizur ^a   Fernandez, F Anibal ^b   Davies, J Brian ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT - PROPAGATION IN GUIDES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

MATRIX SOLUTION TECHNIQUES; NONLINEAR MATERIALS; OPEN BOUNDARY WAVEGUIDES;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 0026243559     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.104219     Document Type: Article

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