Analysis of optical guided-wave devices with the finite-difference time-domain method

Author

Chu, S.T. ; Chaudhuri, S.K. ; Huang, W.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

1992

fDate

18-25 June 1992

Firstpage

257

Abstract

Simplified FDTD (finite-difference time-domain) schemes for the analysis of wave propagation in optical structures are presented. These schemes solve only one field component in the wave propagator, and thus they are more computationally efficient and require less memory. The usefulness of these simplified schemes in the modeling of optical guided-wave devices is examined through simulations of waveguide junctions and distributed-feedback structures.<>

Keywords

finite difference time-domain analysis; integrated optics; optical waveguide theory; FDTD; distributed-feedback structures; finite-difference time-domain method; optical guided-wave devices; optical structures; simulations; wave propagation; waveguide junctions; Algorithm design and analysis; Computational efficiency; Finite difference methods; Optical computing; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1992. AP-S. 1992 Digest. Held in Conjuction with: URSI Radio Science Meeting and Nuclear EMP Meeting., IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0730-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1992.221951

Filename

221951