FULL-VECTOR WAVE-GUIDE MODELING USING AN ITERATIVE FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHOD WITH TRANSPARENT BOUNDARY-CONDITIONS

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HADLEY, GR
SMITH, RE
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[1] Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque
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10.1109/50.372444
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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We describe a finite-difference solution technique for the full-vector waveguide equation based upon the alternating-direction-implicit (ADI) iterative method. Our technique accurately treats dielectric boundaries (including corners), requires minimal computer resources, and executes faster (by factors of 3-10) than other iterative approaches. In addition, we employ a transparent boundary condition that effectively removes the sensitivity of the calculated results to the size of the computational domain. This feature greatly facilitates the examination of modes near cutoff.
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页码:465 / 469
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