Pseudo-spectral time-domain analysis of second harmonic generation in 2-D nonlinear photonic crystals

Author

Lee, Tae-Woo ; Hagness, Susan C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Comput. Eng., Wisconsin-Madison Univ., Madison, WI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

27-28 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

194

Abstract

This study employs a direct Maxwell´s equations solver based on a pseudo-spectral time-domain (PSTD) method to numerically investigate second harmonic generation (SHG) processes in nonlinear photonic crystals (NPCs). Compared to a standard finite-difference time-domain technique, the implemented fourth-order-accurate-in-time PSTD algorithm offers significant improvements in computational efficiency and accuracy for modeling phase-sensitive electromagnetic wave interactions in nonlinear optical materials.

Keywords

Maxwell equations; optical computing; optical harmonic generation; photonic crystals; time-domain analysis; 2-D nonlinear photonic crystals; Maxwell equations; fourth-order-accurate-in-time PSTD algorithm; pseudospectral time-domain analysis; second harmonic generation; Computational efficiency; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Finite difference methods; Frequency conversion; Maxwell equations; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Photonic crystals; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7888-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251701

Filename

1251701