Modified finite-difference formula for semivectorial H-field solutions of optical waveguides

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1127-1129

  Yamauchi, Junji ^a,b   Takahashi, Gen ^a   Nakano, Hisamatsu ^a,b  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IEEE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite difference methods; Optical beam propagation; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; MODAL TRANSVERSE RESONANCE METHOD; RIB WAVEGUIDE; TRUNCATION ERROR;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032137561     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.701524     Document Type: Article

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