New finite-difference scheme for simulations of step-index waveguides with tilt interfaces

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1237-1239

  Xia, Jinsong ^a   Yu, Jinzhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method (BPM); Finite difference (FD) methods; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VECTOR QUANTIZATION;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHODS; SEMIVECTORIAL FIELD; STEP INDEX WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0141451896     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.816128     Document Type: Article

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