• DocumentCode
    1290074
  • Title

    Analytic studies of absorbing and impedance-matched boundary layers

  • Author

    Yevick, David ; Yu, Jun ; Schmidt, Frank

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • Firstpage
    73
  • Lastpage
    75
  • Abstract
    We provide accurate formulas for the reflection coefficient associated with absorbing and impedance-matched boundary layers as well as from regions with nonequidistant grid point spacings in Schrodinger-like differential equations. We further discuss the optimization of the layer profile.
  • Keywords
    Schrodinger equation; boundary layers; differential equations; electromagnetic field theory; electromagnetic wave propagation; impedance matching; optimisation; waveguide theory; Schrodinger-like differential equations; absorbing boundary layers; accurate formulas; impedance-matched boundary layers; layer profile optimisation; nonequidistant grid point spacings; optical waveguide theory; reflection coefficient; Boundary conditions; Differential equations; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic propagation in absorbing media; Electromagnetic reflection; Impedance; Laplace equations; Optical reflection; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.554499
  • Filename
    554499