Finite-difference time-domain modelling of photonic crystal structures

International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks

Volumn 2001-January, Issue , 2001, Pages 22-25

  De Ridder, R M ^a   Stoffer, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Kymata Software   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Finite difference methods; Maxwell equations; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Time domain analysis

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; TRANSPARENT OPTICAL NETWORKS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS; OPTICAL SCATTERING; PARTICLE SCATTERING; PLANAR OPTICAL DEVICES; PROPAGATION DIRECTION; SCATTERING STRUCTURES;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84950137928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21627339     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTON.2001.934709     Document Type: Conference Paper

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