Improved full-vector finite-difference complex mode solver for optical waveguides of circular symmetry

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1868-1876

  Lu, Yu Chun ^a,b   Yang, Li ^c   Huang, Wei Ping ^a   Jian, Shui Sheng ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Bragg fiber; Bragg gratings; Circularly symmetric optical waveguides; Equations; Fiber optics; Finite difference methods; Full vector mode solver; Mathematical model; Optical fiber hybrid surface plasmon polaritons; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Silicon wire

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FIBERS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MECHANICAL WAVES; VECTORS; WAVEGUIDES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONING; BRAGG FIBER; BRAGG FIBERS; BRAGG GRATINGS; CIRCULAR SYMMETRY; CIRCULARLY SYMMETRIC OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORTS; EQUATIONS; FIBER OPTICS; FIELD FORMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCING; FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHODS; FULL-VECTOR MODE SOLVER; HIGH-INDEX CONTRAST; HIGH-ORDER MODES; LEAKY MODES; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPTICAL FIBER HYBRID SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL-; RATE OF CONVERGENCE; SILICON WIRE; STEP-INDEX FIBERS; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; TAYLOR EXPANSIONS; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 52149110826     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.913605     Document Type: Article

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