Full-vector finite-difference beam propagation method for the analysis of three-dimensional anisotropic optical waveguides

Author

Alcantara, Licinius D S ; Teixeira, Fernando L. ; Cesar, Arnilcar C. ; Borges, Ben-Hur V.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Engenharia Eletrica, Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

579

Abstract

This paper introduces a new full-vector finite-difference beam propagation method (FD-VBPM) for the analysis of three-dimensional (3-D) anisotropic optical waveguides. The computational performance is enhanced with the use of a alternating direction implicit (ADI) technique. Additionally, a leapfrog longitudinal scheme is also employed to simplify the solution of the coupled system for the transverse field components.

Keywords

Helmholtz equations; finite difference methods; numerical stability; optical waveguide theory; Helmholtz equation; alternating direction implicit technique; computational performance; coupled system; full-vector finite-difference beam propagation method; high-refractive index contrast structures; leapfrog longitudinal scheme; numerically stable; operator splitting technique; three-dimensional anisotropic optical waveguides; transverse field components; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Equations; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Geometrical optics; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Permittivity; Tensile stress;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7824-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.2003.1242642

Filename

1242642