Matrix-free plane wave modal expansion approach for robust design of photonic structures

Title	Matrix-free plane wave modal expansion approach for robust design of photonic structures
Publication Type	Conference Paper
Year of Publication	2008
Authors	Krishnamurthy, V., M. Messer, J. Allen, and B. Klein
Conference Name	Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Pagination	1 -2
Date Published	may.
Keywords	2D slice mode propagation, Fourier operator, Fourier transform optics, Helmholtz equations, matrix-free plane wave modal expansion, modal analysis, optical design techniques, optical materials, optical waveguides, photonic crystal slow-light waveguides, photonic crystals, photonic device, photonic structures, robust design, scattering matrices, vectorial Helmholtzpsilas equation, vectors
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.

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