Efficient time-domain beam-propagation method for modeling integrated optical devices

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 759-771

  Masoudi, Husain M ^a   Al Sunaidi, Muhammad A ^a   Arnold, John M ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method (BPM); Finite difference analysis; Modeling; Numerical analysis; Optical waveguide theory; Partial differential equation; Pulse propagation; Time domain (TD)

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

TIME-DOMAIN BEAM-PROPAGATION METHOD (TD-BPM);

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0035333610     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.923490     Document Type: Article

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