Vectorial FDTD Technique for the Analysis of Optical Second-Harmonic Generation

• Published in: IEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 310 - 312
• Main Authors: Alsunaidi, M.A., Al-Mudhaffar, H.M., Masoudi, H.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.03.2009; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Conferences; Couplings; Devices; Fiber optics; Finite difference methods; Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method; Integrated optics; Maxwell equations; Maxwell's equations; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Nonlinearity; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; optical waveguides; Propagation; second-harmonic generation (SHG); second-order nonlinearity; Testing; Time domain analysis

A vectorial time-domain simulator of integrated optical structures containing second-order nonlinearities has been formulated and tested. The technique is based on the direct time-domain representation of the coupled nonlinear Maxwell's equations of the propagating fields. The proposed algorith...