An improved time-domain beam propagation method for integrated optics components

Author

Jin, G.H. ; Harari, J. ; Vilcot, J.P. ; Decoster, D.

Author_Institution

Inst. d´´Electron. et de Microelectron. du Nord, Villeneuve d´´Ascq, France

Volume

9

Issue

3

fYear

1997

fDate

3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

348

Lastpage

350

Abstract

An improved time-domain beam propagation method based on the propagation of a quasi-rectangular pulse is proposed to analyze and optimize the integrated components in which wide-angle of diffraction or reflection of light are possible. This method can overcome the drawback due to the modification of short pulse during propagation and reflection induced by the numerical errors and slow-varying envelope approximation in the usual TD-BPM. After validating this method for a planar waveguide, three 90/spl deg/ reflections on micromirrors are simulated.

Keywords

approximation theory; light diffraction; light reflection; micromechanical devices; mirrors; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; optical waveguide theory; optimisation; time-domain analysis; TD-BPM; integrated optics components; light diffraction; light reflection; micromirrors; numerical errors; optical waveguide theory; planar waveguide; quasi-rectangular pulse propagation; short pulse; slow-varying envelope approximation; time-domain beam propagation method; wide-angle; Integrated optics; Micromirrors; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Optimization methods; Planar waveguides; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.556069

Filename

556069