Computation of full-vector modes for bending waveguide using cylindrical perfectly matched layers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1976-1980

  Feng, Ning Ning ^a   Zhou, Gui Rong ^a   Xu, Chenglin ^a   Huang, Wei Ping ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite difference method; Full vector mode; Perfectly matched layers (PML) boundary condition; Waveguide bends

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; VECTORS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYERS (PML);

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0036875234     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.806333     Document Type: Article

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