A matrix method for studying TM modes of optical planar waveguides with arbitrary index profiles

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1654-1660

  Wang, Likarn ^a   Hsiao, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Eigenvalues; Eigenvectors; Fourier series; Matrix method; Planar waveguides; TM modes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; VECTORS;

PLANAR WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0035680094     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.970916     Document Type: Article

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