• DocumentCode
    875650
  • Title

    Accurate finite difference beam propagation method for complex integrated optical structures

  • Author

    Rasmussen, Thomas ; Povlsen, Jorn Hedegaard ; Bjarklev, Anders

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    339
  • Lastpage
    342
  • Abstract
    A simple and effective finite-difference beam propagation method in a z-varying nonuniform mesh is developed. The accuracy and computation time for this method are compared with a standard finite-difference method for both the 3-D and 2-D versions.<>
  • Keywords
    finite difference methods; integrated optics; optical waveguide theory; complex integrated optical structures; computation time; finite difference beam propagation method; z-varying nonuniform mesh; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Integrated optics; Interpolation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.205631
  • Filename
    205631