• DocumentCode
    709364
  • Title

    Highly accurate sensitivity analysis for photonic devices based on vector finite element method

  • Author

    Azzam, Shaimaa ; Obayya, S.S.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Photonics & Smart Mater., Zewail City of Sci. & Technol., Giza, Egypt
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    This work introduces an accurate sensitivity analysis technique to be used in the design and analysis of photonic devices. Vector finite element method is adopted in discretizing structures under consideration. An efficient normalization technique is used to avoid computationally demanding matrix inversions that are usually used in similar techniques.
  • Keywords
    finite element analysis; optical design techniques; sensitivity analysis; silicon; vectors; normalization technique; photonic devices; sensitivity analysis; vector finite element method; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Finite difference methods; Finite element analysis; Photonics; Refractive index; Sensitivity analysis; Finite element method; photonic devices; sensitivity analysis; silicon photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Computational Electromagnetics (ACES), 2015 31st International Review of Progress in
  • Conference_Location
    Williamsburg, VA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7109694