Efficient simulation and design of coupled optical resonator clusters and waveguides

Author

Boriskina, Svetlana V.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Radio Phys., Kharkov Nat. Univ., Ukraine

Volume

2

fYear

2005

fDate

3-7 July 2005

Firstpage

330

Abstract

Muller integral equation formulation combined with the Galerkin-type spectral discretization method is used to investigate optical properties of compact laterally coupled dielectric and semiconductor microcavities and to design novel structures with improved functionality. Coupled microcavity configurations of various shapes are simulated, and geometrical parameters are tailored to obtain complex photonic molecules with single-mode operation and directional emission patterns. Propagation characteristics of coupled-resonator optical waveguides (CROWs) formed as chains of laterally coupled whispering-gallery (WG) mode microdisk resonators are also studied. Straight and bent CROW sections are modeled and optimized to minimize bend radiation losses.

Keywords

Galerkin method; integral equations; microcavities; optical losses; optical resonators; optical waveguides; Galerkin-type spectral discretization method; Muller integral equation; coupled microcavity configurations; coupled optical resonator clusters; coupled-resonator optical waveguides; dielectric microcavities; semiconductor microcavities; whispering-gallery mode microdisk resonators; Geometrical optics; Integral equations; Microcavities; Moment methods; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor waveguides; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9236-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2005.1506165

Filename

1506165