A quasi-vector finite difference mode solver for optical waveguides with step-index profiles
Chinese Optics Letters, Vol. 4, Issue 5, pp. 285-288 (2006)
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Abstract
A finite difference scheme based on the polynomial interpolation is constructed to solve the quasi-vector equations for optical waveguides with step-index profiles. The discontinuities of the normal components of the electric field across abrupt dielectric interfaces are taken into account. The numerical results include the polarization effects, but the memory requirement is the same as in solving the scalar wave equation. Moreover, the proposed finite difference scheme can be applied to both uniform and non-uniform mesh grids. The modal propagation constants and field distributions for a buried rectangular waveguide and a rib waveguide are presented. Solutions are compared favorably with those obtained by the numerical approaches published earlier.
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OCIS Codes
(000.4430) General : Numerical approximation and analysis
(130.0130) Integrated optics : Integrated optics
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(230.7370) Optical devices : Waveguides
Citation
Jinbiao Xiao, Mingde Zhang, and Xiaohan Sun, "A quasi-vector finite difference mode solver for optical waveguides with step-index profiles," Chin. Opt. Lett. 4, 285-288 (2006)
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