Efficient time-domain finite-difference beam propagation methods for the analysis of slab and circularly symmetric waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 437-442

  Shibayama, Jun ^a,b   Takahashi, Tomokazu ^a   Yamauchi, Junji ^a   Nakano, Hisamatsu ^a,c,d  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHODS (BPM); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS (FBG); GENERALIZED DOUGLAS SCHEME;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0033879333     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.827518     Document Type: Article

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