Differential-transfer-matrix based on Airy's functions in analysis of planar optical structures with arbitrary index profiles

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 324-330

  Zariean, Nima ^a   Sarrafi, Peyman ^a   Mehrany, Khashayar ^a   Rashidian, Bizhan ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Airy functions; And Brillouin (WKB) method; Differential transfer matrix; Graded index profiles; Kramers; Planar waveguide; Wentzel

Indexed keywords

AIRY FUNCTIONS; AND BRILLOUIN (WKB) METHOD; DIFFERENTIAL-TRANSFER-MATRIX; GRADED-INDEX PROFILES; KRAMERS; WENTZEL;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TURNING;

TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

EID: 65349176109     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.912469     Document Type: Article

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