An improved time-domain beam propagation method for integrated optics components

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 348-350

  Jin, G H ^a   Harari, J ^a   Vilcot, J P ^a   Decoster, D ^a  

^a INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

FDTD method; Integrated optics; Numerical analysis; Optical propagation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MIRRORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; NUMERICAL ERRORS; OPTICAL WAVE PROPAGATION; TIME DOMAIN BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031103097     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.556069     Document Type: Article

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