Title :
Discrete mode matching for the full-wave analysis of planar waveguide structures
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Elektrotech., Fern Univ., Hagen, Germany
Abstract :
A new spectral domain method is proposed for the exact and efficient numerical full-wave analysis of planar multilayer and multiconductor optical and microwave waveguide structures. It includes a systematic procedure with very less analytical and computational effort. The propagation constants are calculated for some examples and compared to existing results.
Keywords :
mode matching; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide theory; planar waveguides; spectral-domain analysis; waveguide theory; discrete mode matching; microwave waveguides; numerical full-wave analysis; optical waveguides; planar multiconductor waveguides; planar multilayer waveguides; propagation constants; spectral domain method; Boundary conditions; Dielectrics; Discrete Fourier transforms; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical planar waveguides; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations; Planar waveguides; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3246-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.508493
