Title :
A full-vectorial beam propagation method for anisotropic waveguides
Author :
Xu, C.L. ; Huang, W.-P. ; Chrostowski, J. ; Chaudhuri, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
11/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An extension of the full-vectorial beam propagation method to anisotropic media is presented. Optical waveguides made of anisotropic materials can be modeled and simulated. The polarization dependence and coupling due to both the material and the geometric effects are considered
Keywords :
light propagation; modelling; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; simulation; anisotropic materials; anisotropic waveguides; coupling; full-vectorial beam propagation method; geometric effects; modeled; optical waveguides; polarization dependence; simulated; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Councils; Difference equations; Electromagnetic waveguides; Maxwell equations; Optical fiber polarization; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
