A Unified Mode Solver for Optical Waveguides Based on Mapped Barycentric Rational Chebyshev Differentiation Matrix

A unified high-accuracy mode solver is proposed to compute the modes of planar optical waveguides. The advantage of this solver is composed of three aspects. The first is the high accuracy of mapped barycentric rational Chebyshev differentiation matrix (MBRCDM) for approximating differential operato...

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Published in:Journal of lightwave technology 2010-06, Vol.28 (12), p.1802-1810
Main Authors: Zhu, Jianxin, Zhang, Xuecang, Song, Rencheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Approximation
Chebyshev approximation
Circuit properties
Differential equations
Differentiation
Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides
Iterative methods
Leaky modes
Mathematical analysis
Newton iteration
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Optical computing
Optical planar waveguides
Optical propagation
optical waveguide
Optical waveguides
perfectly matched layer (PML)
Perfectly matched layers
Propagation constant
Solvers
spectral differentiation matrix
Studies
Transmission line matrix methods
Waveguides
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Summary:A unified high-accuracy mode solver is proposed to compute the modes of planar optical waveguides. The advantage of this solver is composed of three aspects. The first is the high accuracy of mapped barycentric rational Chebyshev differentiation matrix (MBRCDM) for approximating differential operator. The second is the high efficiency of multidirectional Newton iteration for root finding on complex plane. The third is the outstanding performance of perfectly matched layer (PML) as an absorbing boundary condition (BC). Specifically, MBRCDM method is accurate enough to compute as many modes as necessary for waveguides bounded with regular Robin BCs. MBRCDM-PML method, where PML is used to truncate an unbounded waveguide followed by the MBRCDM method, performs very well. MBRCDM-Newton method, where multidirectional Newton iteration for a dispersion equation is implemented with some initial values obtained by MBRCDM method, is more efficient. By this combined solver, a large number of accurate modes can be easily calculated. This solver is particularly essential for the computing of high index modes.
ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/JLT.2010.2048891