A comparison between different propagative schemes for the simulation of tapered step index slab waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1557-1569

  Haes, Jan ^a,b,m,n   Baets, Roel ^b,o,p   Weinert, C M ^c   Gravert, M ^c   Nolting, H P ^c   Andrade, M Adelaide ^d   Leite, A ^d   Bissessur, Hans K ^e,q,r,s,t   Davies, J B ^f,g   Ettinger, Robert D ^f,g,u,v   Ctyroky, Jiri ^a,h,w,x   Ducloux, E ⁱ   Ratovelomanana, F ⁱ   Vodjdani, N ⁱ   Helfert, Stefan ^j,x   Pregla, Reinhold ^a,j,m,y,z   Wijnands, F H G M ^k,l   Hoekstra, H J W M ^k   Krijnen, G J M ^k  

^a IEEE

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h INSTITUTE OF PHOTONICS AND ELECTRONICS   (Czech Republic)

ⁱ THALES   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^l R and D Devices   (United Kingdom)

^m University of Gent ^*  (Germany)

ⁿ Flemish Engineers Association

^o STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^q ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^r Ecl Natl Sup des Telecom   (United States)

^s Alcatel Alsthom Recherche   (France)

^t TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^u UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^v IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^w CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^x TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^y TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^z RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

PROPAGATIVE ALGORITHMS; TAPERED STEP INDEX SLAB WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0030165099     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.511687     Document Type: Article

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