Highly efficient finite-difference schemes for structures of nonrectangular cross-section

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 401-407

  Djurdjevic, D Z ^a   Sewell, P ^a   Benson, T M ^a   Vukovic, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nonorthogonal coordinate systems; Scalar Helmholtz equation; Structure related coordinate systems (SR); Three dimensional finite difference beam propagation method (3D FD BPM)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PHOTONS; WAVEGUIDES;

SLOPED RIB WAVEGUIDES;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0037142280     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10335     Document Type: Article

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