A finite-difference time-domain beam-propagation method for TE- and TM-wave analyses

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1709-1715

  Shibayama, Jun ^a,b,c   Yamahira, Atsushi ^a,c   Mugita, Takanori ^a,c   Yamauchi, Junji ^a,b,c   Nakano, Hisamatsu ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b OSA ^*  (Nigeria)

^c HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite difference methods; Optical beam propagation; Optical waveguides; Time domain analysis; Waveguide grating

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFLECTION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

TIME DOMAIN BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; TRUNCATION ERROR; WAVEGUIDE GRATING;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0042888681     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.814392     Document Type: Article

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