Comparison of two interactive finite-element programs for analysis of optical and microwave waveguides

Author

Cvetovic, S.R. ; Fernandez, F. Anibal ; Zhao, An Ping ; Ettinger, Robert D. ; Sewell, Granville ; Davies, J. Brian

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK

Volume

12

Issue

7

fYear

1994

fDate

7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1112

Lastpage

1120

Abstract

This paper presents a comparison of two- finite-element programs developed for accurate cross-sectional analysis of arbitrary optical and microwave waveguiding structures. Both techniques were developed in response to the growing demand from scientists and engineers for application-specific expert systems, and employ advanced interactive pre- and post-processing facilities. They show good agreement, strongly complement one another, and could form the core of a whole library of similar “intelligent” software for computer-assisted analysis and design, with a wide range of possible applications within both supercomputer and workstation environments

Keywords

finite element analysis; intelligent design assistants; interactive programming; optical waveguide theory; physics computing; waveguide theory; advanced interactive post-processing facilities; advanced interactive pre-processing facilities; application-specific expert systems; arbitrary optical waveguiding structures; computer-assisted analysis and design; cross-sectional analysis; intelligent software; interactive finite-element programs; library; microwave waveguides; supercomputer environments; workstation environments; Application software; Design automation; Design engineering; Finite element methods; Laboratories; Numerical models; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Packaging; Power engineering and energy;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.301802

Filename

301802