Tapered beam propagation

被引:15
作者
Sewell, P
Benson, TM
Kendall, PC
Anada, T
机构
[1] UNIV SHEFFIELD,DEPT ELECT & ELECTR ENGN,SHEFFIELD S1 3SD,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] KANAGAWA UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,YOKOHAMA,KANAGAWA 211,JAPAN
关键词
optical waveguides; electromagnetic wave propagation;
D O I
10.1049/el:19960671
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel beam propagation algorithm is presented that eliminates errors caused by modelling tapered optical structures with staircase approximations. In consequence; highly accurate results are obtained with a substantial improvement in computational efficiency. The algorithm is developed from a nonorthogonal coordinate system that intrinsically describes the taper geometry and can be implemented using conventional beam propagation techniques.
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页码:1025 / 1026
页数:2
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