Numerically determining the dispersion relations of nonlinear TE slab-guided waves in non-kerr-like media

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1113-1117

  Ma, Jian Guo ^a,b   Chen, Zhizhang ^b  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Non Kerr like nonlinearity; Transfer matrix method

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

NON KERR NONLINEARITY; NONLINEAR SLAB WAVEGUIDES; TRANSFER MATRIX METHODS (TMM);

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031186115     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.598449     Document Type: Article

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