Title :
Coupled Simulation of Tunable Microoptic Devices
Author :
Schober, Marc ; Kasper, Manfred
Author_Institution :
Hahn-Schickard-Inst. for Microassembly Technol., Stuttgart
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An approach for the implementation of unidirectional multiphysics resulting in a change of the refractive index in high-frequency applications is provided. The method addresses material effects like thermooptic effect, Pockels and Kerr electrooptic effect, photoelastic effect, thermal expansion and converse piezoelectric effect for modulation of optical circuits in wave propagation software. As an example, the wave propagation in a Fabry-Perot interferometer subjected to mechanical strain is considered.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; Kerr electro-optical effect; Pockels effect; micro-optics; refractive index; thermal expansion; thermo-optical effects; Fabry-Perot interferometer; Pockels-Kerr electrooptic effect; coupled simulation; optical circuits; photoelastic effect; refractive index; thermal expansion; thermooptic effect; tunable microoptic devices; unidirectional multiphysics; wave propagation software; Birefringence; finite-element methods; optical modulation; optical propagation in anisotropic media;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2007.914886