Fourier-modal methods applied to waveguide computational problems
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 25 (15) , 1092-1094
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.25.001092
Abstract
Rigorous coupled-wave analysis (also called the Fourier-modal method) is an efficient tool for the numerical analysis of grating diffraction problems. We show that, with only a few modifications, this method can be used efficiently for the numerical analysis of aperiodic diffraction problems, including photonic crystal waveguides, Bragg mirrors, and grating couplers. We thus extend the domain of applications of grating theories.Keywords
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