A finite element beam propagation method for strongly guiding and longitudinally varying optical waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-221

  Tsuji, Yasuhide ^b   Koshiba, Masanori ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

LONGITUDINALLY VARYING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; STRONGLY GUIDING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0030087131     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.482266     Document Type: Article

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