Photonic crystal waveguide analysis using interface boundary conditions

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 461-467

  Istrate, Emanuel ^a   Sargent, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavity resonators; Electromagnetic scattering by periodic structures; Interface phenomena; Optical directional couplers; Optical propagation in nonhomogeneous media; Optical waveguide theory; Periodic structures

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAVITY RESONATORS; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

HOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; INTERFACE PHENOMENA; OPTICAL DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE THEORY; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DEVICES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDE; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 15544387445     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.841615     Document Type: Article

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