Fast and accurate analysis of 3-D curved optical waveguide couplers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2333-2340

  Djurdjevic, D Z ^a   Benson, T M ^a   Sewell, P ^a   Vukovic, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD (BPM); DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; NONORTHOGONAL STRUCTURE RELATED COORDINATE SYSTEMS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 7244229500     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.833280     Document Type: Article

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