Eigenmode analysis of optical waveguides by a Yee-mesh-based imaginary-distance propagation method for an arbitrary dielectric interface

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1627-1634

  Ando, Takashi ^a,b   Nakayama, Hiroki ^a   Numata, Satoshi ^a   Yamauchi, Junji ^a,b   Nakano, Hisamatsu ^a,b  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric waveguides; Electromagnetic fields; Finite difference methods; Maxwell equations; Numerical analysis; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

DIELECTRIC INTERFACE; EIGENMODE ANALYSIS; STEP INDEX CIRCULAR FIBER; YEE-MESH METHOD;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0036705496     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.800360     Document Type: Article

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