Title :
Design and optimisation of planar waveguide network components based on optical microcavities
Author :
Boriskina, Svetlana V. ; Styan, Carl ; Benson, Trevor M. ; Sewell, Phillip ; Nosich, Alexander I.
Author_Institution :
Electromagn. Res. Group, Nottingham Univ., UK
Abstract :
A boundary integral equation method is combined with a genetic algorithm to simulate and optimise dielectric and semiconductor microcavities. Waveguide filters and microlaser resonators are tuned by modifying the microcavity shape, coupling mechanism, gain/loss.
Keywords :
boundary integral equations; genetic algorithms; laser tuning; microcavities; microcavity lasers; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide filters; boundary integral equation method; dielectric microcavity; genetic algorithm; microcavity shape modification; microlaser resonators; optical coupling; optical gain; optical loss; optical microcavity; optical tuning; optimisation; planar waveguide network components design; semiconductor microcavity; waveguide filters; Design optimization; Microcavities; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Semiconductor waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253060
