Title :
Numerical analysis of planar arbitrarily anisotropic diffused optical waveguides using finite-element method
Author :
Koshiba, Masanori ; Suzuki, M.
Author_Institution :
Hokkaido University, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
The finite-element method for light propagation in planar anisotropic diffused optical waveguides with arbitrary permittivity tensor is presented. The validity of the method is confirmed by comparing numerical results with the results of the well known multilayer-approximation method.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; optical waveguide theory; arbitrary permittivity tensor; finite-element method; multilayer-approximation method; numerical analysis; planar arbitrarily anisotropic diffused optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820392
