Accurate and efficient simulation for silicon-nanowire-based multimode interference couplers with a 3D finite-element mode-propagation analysis

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1813-1818

  Jiao, Yuqing ^a,b   Shi, Yaocheng ^a,b   Dai, Daoxin ^a,b   He, Sailing ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; INTEGRATED OPTICS; NANOWIRES; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D FDTD; EFFICIENT SIMULATION; FINITE-ELEMENT; MMI-COUPLER; MODE PROFILES; MODE SOLVERS; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERS; MULTIMODES; PROPAGATION CONSTANT; SILICON NANOWIRES; SIMULATION RESULT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77956514695     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.001813     Document Type: Article

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