The Finite-Difference Vector Beam Propagation Method: Analysis and Assessment

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 295-305

  Huang, Weiping ^a   Xu, Chenglin ^a   Chu, Sai Tak ^a   Chaudhuri, Sujeet K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--VECTORS;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE VECTOR BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; STEP-INDEX SLAB WAVEGUIDE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURES; VECTOR WAVE EQUATIONS; VON NEUMANN METHOD;

WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

EID: 0026834954     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.124490     Document Type: Article

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