Finite difference expressions for arbitrarily positioned dielectric steps in waveguide structures

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2414-2421

  Helfert, Stefan F ^b,c   Pregla, Reinhold ^a,b,d,e  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; WAVEGUIDES;

BEAM PROPAGATION ALGORITHM; DIELECTRIC STEPS; DISCRITIZATION; EFFECTIVE INDEXES; METHOD OF LINES; MODAL POWER LOSS; SLAB WAVEGUIDES; TAPERED WAVEGUIDES; WAVE EQUATION;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 0030263243     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.541238     Document Type: Article

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