Analysis of nonlinear multilayered waveguides and MQW structures: A field evolution approach using finite-difference formulation

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-350

  Roy, Sourabh ^a   Roy Chaudhuri, Partha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dispersion relation; Finite difference; Guided mode analysis; Multiple quantum well (MQW); Nonlinear multilayered structures

Indexed keywords

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; WAVEGUIDES;

DISPERSION RELATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE; GUIDED MODE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELL (MQW); NONLINEAR MULTILAYERED STRUCTURES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 63649154832     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2013084     Document Type: Article

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