Title :
Vectorial finite-element method without spurious solutions for dielectric waveguide problems
Author :
Koshiba, Masanori ; Hayata, Kousei ; Suzuki, M.
Author_Institution :
Hokkaido University, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
A new vectorial finite-element method for the analysis of dielectric waveguide problems is formulated in terms of all three components of the magnetic field H. In this approach, the relation div H = 0 is satisfied and the spurious non-physical solutions do not appear.
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; finite element analysis; waveguide theory; dielectric waveguide problems; dispersion characteristics; eigenvalue equation; magnetic field components; vectorial finite element method;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840283
