Propagation loss computation of W1 photonic crystal waveguides using the cutback technique with the 3D-FDTD method

Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-247

  Kappeler, R ^a   Kaspar, P ^a   Jackel H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D FDTD; Cutback method; InP; Photonic crystal waveguides; Propagation loss; Substrate type

Indexed keywords

3D FDTD; CUTBACK-METHOD; INP; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDES; PROPAGATION LOSS; SUBSTRATE-TYPE;

ELECTRIC LOSSES; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LASER OPTICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVEGUIDES;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959942852     PISSN: 15694410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.photonics.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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