A COST 240 benchmark test for beam propagation methods applied to an electrooptical modulator based on surface plasmons

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1921-1927

  Hoekstra, H J W M ^a   Lambeck, P V ^a   Krijnen, G J M ^a   Ctyroky, J ^b   De Minicis, M ^c   Sibilia, C ^c   Conradi, O ^d   Helfert, S ^d   Pregla, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b IREE   (Czech Republic)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method (BPM); Benchmark test; Electrooptic (EO) modulator; Modeling; Surface plasmons; Waveguides

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

SURFACE PLASMONS; WAVEGUIDE POLYMER ELECTROOPTIC MODULATORS;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032183237     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.721081     Document Type: Article

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