A new approach to scalar and semivector mode analysis of optical waveguides

Author

Noro, Haruhito ; Nakayama, Tsuneyoshi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan

Volume

14

Issue

6

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1546

Lastpage

1556

Abstract

A new numerical method, based on the mapping to a molecular dynamics for extracting extreme eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenmodes, is applied for analyzing optical waveguides. We have utilized this method for the scalar and semivector mode analysis of arbitrary-shaped optical waveguides. The accuracy of the method is assessed for a graded slab-waveguides by comparing the result with analytical solutions. In addition, taking into account three well known rib-waveguides and a directional coupler as practical examples, the efficiency of our method is demonstrated. In comparison with results obtained by other numerical methods, it is shown that the method is very powerful for the analysis, modeling and optimum design of lossless optical waveguides

Keywords

eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; integrated optics; modelling; numerical analysis; optical design techniques; optical directional couplers; optical losses; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; optimisation; rib waveguides; arbitrary-shaped optical waveguides; corresponding eigenmodes; directional coupler; extreme eigenvalues; graded slab-waveguides; lossless optical waveguides; molecular dynamics; numerical method; optical waveguide analysis; optical waveguides; optimum design; rib-waveguides; semivector mode analysis; Directional couplers; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Finite difference methods; Integrated optics; Optical design; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations; Resonance; Vibrations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.511686

Filename

511686