An FDTD-based tool for simulation of nonlinear interactions of guided waves

Author

Marandi, Alireza ; So, Poman P M ; Darcie, Thomas E.

Author_Institution

ECE Department, University of Victoria, BC, Canada

fYear

2008

fDate

15-20 June 2008

Firstpage

1357

Lastpage

1360

Abstract

A new tool is proposed for simulation of spatial second-order nonlinear interactions of guided waves based on modified one-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (1-D FDTD) calculations with an embedded nonlinear susceptibility tensor. Parallel 1-D engines are used to calculate three-dimensional behaviors according to propagation properties of the waveguides. The method has been used successfully to simulate difference-frequency mixing in GaAs for terahertz generation, and could be applied to a wide range of problems that could not be solved easily by conventional methods.

Keywords

finite difference time-domain analysis; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; wave propagation; FDTD; difference-frequency mixing; embedded nonlinear susceptibility tensor; finite-difference time-domain calculations; guided waves; parallel 1D engines; propagation property; spatial second-order nonlinear interactions; terahertz generation; Computational modeling; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Tensile stress; Time domain analysis; Finite difference time domain; nonlinear optics; waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2008 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1780-3

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4633029

Filename

4633029