Review of finite element methods for microwave and optical waveguides

Author

Rahman, B. M Azizur ; Fernandez, Anibal ; Davies, J. Brian

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Inf. Eng., City Univ., London, UK

Volume

79

Issue

10

fYear

1991

fDate

10/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1442

Lastpage

1448

Abstract

The authors review the application of the finite element method to analysis of waveguide problems. They discuss the significance of different variational formulations, the modeling of the infinite domain of open-boundary waveguides, techniques to avoid spurious solutions, and matrix solution techniques. They briefly refer to the application of these techniques to waveguides containing nonlinear materials and to three-dimensional problems

Keywords

finite element analysis; matrix algebra; nonlinear optics; optical waveguide theory; reviews; waveguide theory; finite element methods; infinite domain; matrix solution; microwave waveguides; modeling; nonlinear materials; nonlinear optical waveguides; open-boundary waveguides; optical waveguides; three-dimensional problems; variational formulations; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite element methods; Microwave devices; Microwave theory and techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.104219

Filename

104219