3-D full-vectorial analysis of strong optical waveguide discontinuities using pade approximants

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-349

  Jamid, Husain A ^a   Khan, Md Zahed M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

3 d waveguides; Full vectorial methods; Pad approximants; Preconditioner; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide facet

Indexed keywords

3-D WAVEGUIDES; APPROXIMANTS; FULL-VECTORIAL METHODS; PRECONDITIONERS; WAVEGUIDE DISCONTINUITY;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 41149094827     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.893007     Document Type: Article

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