Full-vectorial finite element method in a cylindrical coordinate system for loss analysis of photonic wire bends

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 11128-11141

  Kakihara, Kuniaki ^a   Kono, Naoya ^a   Saitoh, Kunimasa ^a   Koshiba, Masanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHOTONS;

CYLINDRICAL COORDINATE SYSTEM; PHOTONIC WIRE BENDS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33751077787     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.011128     Document Type: Article

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