Method of lines for the analysis of optical waveguidestructures with complex refractive indices usinga pole-free eigenvalue determination

23 June 1994

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 30 (13) , 1088-1090
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19940730

Abstract

The method of lines can be efficiently used for the numerical modelling of planar waveguide structures with complex refractive indices in integrated optics, employing singular value decomposition. This is demonstrated for the example of an asymmetric active rectangular waveguide coupler.

Keywords

POLE-FREE EIGENVALUE DETERMINATION
NUMERICAL MODELLING
SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION
INTEGRATED OPTICS
ASYMMETRIC ACTIVE RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDE COUPLER
METHOD OF LINES
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDICES
MATRIX ALGEBRA
PLANAR WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURES
OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURES

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