Title :
Parallel beam propagation methods
Author :
Masoudi, Husain M. ; Arnold, John M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
fDate :
7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have implemented two explicit finite-difference beam propagation methods on a transputer array for analyzing three-dimensional optical semiconductor devices. Both methods, in their parallel form, can execute, per propagational step, a large problem that contains 10/sup 6/ discretization points in a few seconds. We compare the speed of the transputer implementations to the speed of connection machine implementation of the same methods.<>
Keywords :
finite difference methods; integrated optics; optical waveguide theory; discretization points; explicit finite-difference beam propagation methods; parallel beam propagation methods; parallel form; propagational step; three-dimensional optical semiconductor devices; transputer array; transputer implementations; Equations; Finite difference methods; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Rectangular waveguides; Semiconductor devices; Sparse matrices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
