Dielectric waveguides are becoming important for their numerous
applications in integrated optics. The study of dielectric waveguides by analytical
techniques is not sufficient for many variations in waveguide shape, anisotropy,
and inhomogeneity commonly encountered in waveguide materials. This work
studies the finite element method as an accurate tool for the...
Local field effects on the dielectric properties of solids have
been studied for three-dimensional and two-dimensional crystals by
using two kinds of dipole models: an atomic dipole model in which
dipoles coincide with atom sites and a bond dipole model in which
dipoles are placed along bond directions. Local fields...