An Efficient Method for Computing Optical Waveguides with Discontinuous Refractive Index Profiles Using Spectral Collocation Method with Domain Decomposition

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2284-2296

  Huang, Chia Chien ^a   Huang, Chia Chih ^b   Yang, Jaw Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discontinuous refractive index profiles; Domain decomposition; Optical waveguides; Orthogonal basis function; Scaling factor; Spectral collocation method

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OSCILLATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DISCONTINUOUS REFRACTIVE INDEX;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0142195990     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.816895     Document Type: Article

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