Time-domain beam propagation method for nonlinear optical propagation analysis and its application to photonic crystal circuits

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 684-691

  Fujisawa, Takeshi ^a   Koshiba, Masanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method (BPM); Finite element method (FEM); Nonlinear optical waveguide; Nonlinear photonic crystal; Time domain analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE EXCITATION; NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPAGATION ANALYSIS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL CIRCUITS; TIME DOMAIN BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 1942486247     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.824457     Document Type: Article

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