Recent Trends in Computational Photonics [Hardcover]

This book brings together the recent cutting-edge work on computational methods in photonics and their applications. The latest advances in techniques such as the Discontinuous Galerkin Time Domain method, Finite Element Time Domain method, Finite Difference Time Domain method as well as their applications are presented. Key aspects such as modelling of non-linear effects (Second Harmonic Generation, lasing in fibers, including gain nonlinearity in metamaterials), the acousto-optic effect, and the hydrodynamic model to explain electron response in nanoplasmonic structures are included. The application areas covered include plasmonics, metamaterials, photonic crystals, dielectric waveguides, fiber lasers.?The chapters give a representative survey of the corresponding area.?

Titlle: Recent Trends in Computational Photonics

 Editors: Arti Agrawal, Trevor Benson, Richard DeLaRue, Gregory Wurtz

 Chapter 1:

Guided wave interaction in photonic integrated circuits - a hybrid analytical / numerical approach to coupled mode theory

 By: Manfred Hammer, University of Paderborn

Computational tools are indispensable in the field of photonic integrated circuits, for specific design tasks as well as for more fundamental investigations. Difficulties arise from the usually very limited range of applicability of purely analytical models, and from the frequently prohibitive effort required for rigorous numerical simulations.Hence we pursue an intermediate strategy. Typically, an optical integrated circuit consists of combinations of elements (waveguide channels, cavities) the simulation and design of which is reasonably well established, usually through more or less mature numerical solvers. What remains is to predl#q