Title :
The application of complex Pade approximants to vector field propagation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We investigate the removal of numerically generated divergences in vectorial propagation algorithms through complex Pade approximants and absorbing boundary conditions.
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; finite difference methods; optical waveguide theory; vectors; waveguide theory; absorbing boundary conditions; complex Pade approximants; numerically generated divergences; square dielectric waveguide; vector field propagation; vectorial propagation algorithms; Attenuation; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Finite difference methods; Optical attenuators; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Polarization; Transmission line matrix methods; Waveguide discontinuities;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
