Beam-propagation method: analysis and assessment

1981/07/01 by J. Van Roey, J. van der Donk, P. E. Lagasse +1 · 2 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · #Photonic and Optical Devices #Optical Coatings and Gratings #Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

paper · doi:10.1364/josa.71.000803

Abstract

A method for the calculation of the propagation of a light beam through an inhomogeneous medium is presented. A theoretical analysis of this beam-propagation method is given, and a set of conditions necessary for the accurate application of the method is derived. The method is illustrated by the study of a number of integrated-optic structures, such as thin-film waveguides and gratings.

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