DocumentCode
1300772
Title
The application of complex Pade approximants to reflection at optical waveguide facets
Author
El-Refaei, Hatem ; Betty, Ian ; Yevick, David
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Volume
12
Issue
2
fYear
2000
Firstpage
158
Lastpage
160
Abstract
We demonstrate that the numerical instabilities associated with the use of the standard real Pade approximation for the reflection operator can be avoided through either a complex Pade expression or a branch-cut rotation in the complex plane.
Keywords
integrated optics; light reflection; numerical stability; optical waveguide theory; refractive index; branch-cut rotation; complex Pade approximants; complex Pade expression; complex plane; numerical instabilities; optical waveguide facets; reflection; reflection operator; standard real Pade approximation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Tellurium; Waveguide junctions;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.823502
Filename
823502
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