Title :
Matrix-free plane wave modal expansion approach for robust design of photonic structures
Author :
Krishnamurthy, Vivek ; Messer, Matthias ; Allen, Janet ; Klein, Benjamin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of ECE, Georgia Inst. of Technol., Savannah, GA
Abstract :
Fourier operator is used in the vectorial Helmholtzpsilas equation for the calculation of layer modes in a 2D slice of a photonic device. The slice modes are then propagated throughout the device via scattering matrices.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; Helmholtz equations; modal analysis; optical design techniques; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; vectors; 2D slice mode propagation; Fourier operator; matrix-free plane wave modal expansion; photonic crystal slow-light waveguides; photonic device; photonic structures; robust design; scattering matrices; vectorial Helmholtzpsilas equation; Differential equations; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Magnetic fields; Maxwell equations; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Robustness; 000.4430 Numerical approximation and analysis; 050.5298 Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
