Finite-difference beam propagation method based on the generalized Douglas scheme for a nonuniform grid

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-69

  Yamauchi, Junji ^a,b   Shibayama, Jun ^b   Sekiguchi, Minoru ^b   Nakano, Hisamatsu ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite difference methods; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

CRANK NICHOLSON BEAM PROPAGATION SCHEME; DOUGLAS BEAM PROPAGATION SCHEME; GRID GROWTH FACTOR; NONUNIFORM GRIDS; TRIDIAGONAL MATRIXES;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0030834726     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.554495     Document Type: Article

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