DocumentCode
421279
Title
Modeling of structures with curved boundaries: applied to the determination of band structures in photonic crystals
Author
Helfert, S.F.
Author_Institution
Fern Univ., Hagen, Germany
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
4-8 July 2004
Firstpage
118
Abstract
We show how waveguide structures with curved boundaries can be modeled by lines of varying length. The formulas are applied to the determination of band structures in photonic crystals, showing an improvement of accuracy, compared to the staircase approximation.
Keywords
method of lines; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; wave equations; waveguide theory; curved boundary structure modeling; method of lines; photonic band structures; photonic crystals; wave equation; waveguide structures; Differential equations; Finite difference methods; Magnetic fields; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical computing; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations; Photonic crystals; Transmission line matrix methods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transparent Optical Networks, 2004. Proceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8343-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICTON.2004.1360257
Filename
1360257
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