Finite element beam propagation method for anisotropic optical waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 723-728

  Tsuji, Yasuhide ^a   Koshiba, Masanori ^a   Takimoto, Noboru ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHODS (BPM); MAGNETOOPTIC CHANNEL WAVEGUIDES; PADE APPROXIMANT OPERATOR; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032624855     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.754805     Document Type: Article

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