DocumentCode
940376
Title
The nonunitarity of finite-element beam propagation algorithms
Author
Deng, Henghua ; Yevick, David
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Ont., Canada
Volume
17
Issue
7
fYear
2005
fDate
7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1429
Lastpage
1431
Abstract
We examine the intrinsic nonunitarity of one-way finite-element propagation techniques in order to clarify the results of previous authors.
Keywords
finite element analysis; light propagation; beam propagation algorithms; finite-element algorithms; nonunitarity; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Equations; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Magnetic fields; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Electric field propagation; integrated optics; numerical techniques;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2005.848328
Filename
1453633
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