FDTD simulation of photonic devices and circuits based on circular and fan-shaped microdisks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1493-1499

  Sakai, Atsushi ^a   Baba, Toshihiko ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LASERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EVANESCENT FIELD; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN; MICRODISK LASER; PHOTONIC CIRCUIT; WHISPERING GALLERY MODE;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0033356637     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.779175     Document Type: Article

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