Fast modal method for subwavelength gratings based on B-spline formulation

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 696-702

  Bouchon, Patrick ^a,b   Pardo, Fabrice ^a   Haïdar, Riad ^b   Pelouard, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATRIX ALGEBRA; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

B SPLINES; B-SPLINE APPROXIMATION; DIFFRACTION CALCULATIONS; EIGEN MODES; MODAL METHOD; SCATTERING MATRICES; SPARSE MATRICES; SUB-WAVE LENGTH GRATING;

INTERPOLATION;

EID: 77950399548     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.000696     Document Type: Article

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