Time-domain finite-difference beam propagation method

Husain M. Masoudi; Muhammad A. AlSunaidi; John M. Arnold

doi:10.1109/68.789715

Time-domain finite-difference beam propagation method

Husain M. Masoudi
, Muhammad A. AlSunaidi
, John M. Arnold

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

A new technique to model the behavior of pulsed optical beams in waveguides is proposed and analyzed. The technique is an extension of the traditional continuous-wave beam propagation method (BPM) to include time dependence, therefore called the time-domain BPM (TD-BPM). The method was tested using different waveguide examples and it is concluded that the technique is simple and accurate. Compared with the finite-difference TD method, the new TD-BPM is more efficient in terms of computer memory and execution time especially for large optical devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1274-1276
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/68.789715
State	Published - Oct 1999

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Manuscript received February 24, 1999; revised July 1, 1999. This work was supported by the British Council and by the U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and by the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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