Subsampling of fine features in finite-difference frequency-domain simulations

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-101

  Wykes, James G ^a   Sewell, Phillip ^a   Vukovic, Ana ^a   Benson, Trevor M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite difference (FD) method; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BEAM-PROPAGATION METHODS; DIELECTRIC INTERFACES; INTEGRATED PHOTONIC SYSTEMS; TRUNCATION ERRORS;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

EID: 10944247066     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20558     Document Type: Article

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