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Complex FEM modal solver of optical waveguides with PML boundary conditions

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A full-wave modal analysis of two-dimensional, lossy and anisotropic optical waveguides using the finite element method (FEM) is presented. In order to describe the behavior of radiating fields, anisotropic perfectly matched layer boundary conditions are applied for the first time in modal solvers. The approach has been implemented using high order edge elements. The resulting sparse eigenvalue algebraic problem is solved through the Arnoldi method. Application to an antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide is reported.

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Selleri, S., Vincetti, L., Cucinotta, A. et al. Complex FEM modal solver of optical waveguides with PML boundary conditions. Optical and Quantum Electronics 33, 359–371 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010886632146

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