Full-vectorial finite element beam propagation method with perfectly matched layers for anisotropic optical waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 405-413

  Saitoh, Kunimasa ^a,b,c   Koshiba, Masanori ^a,b,d,e,f,g  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Institute of Electronics   (Japan)

^d KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e Info Commun E   (Japan)

^f IEICE Electronics Society

^g IEICE Electronics Society ^*

Author keywords

Anisotropic optical waveguide; Beam propagation method (BPM); Finite element method; Full wave analysis; Perfectly matched layer (PML)

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROPAGATION;

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; VECTORS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0035270732     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.918895     Document Type: Article

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