Full-vectorial beam propagation method in anisotropic and inhomogeneous structures

Francesca Castaldo; Giancarlo Abbate; Enrico Santamato

doi:10.1117/12.343739

26 March 1999 Full-vectorial beam propagation method in anisotropic and inhomogeneous structures

Francesca Castaldo, Giancarlo Abbate, Enrico Santamato

Proceedings Volume 3620, Integrated Optics Devices III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.343739
Event: Optoelectronics '99 - Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We present a theoretical and numerical model of light beam propagation in anisotropic and inhomogeneous dielectric structures, obtained as an extension of the scalar FFT-BPM. We solve Maxwell's equations in the Generalized Geometric Optics Approximation (GGOA), which neglects the reflected fields. This is a full-vectorial model because it takes into account the polarization effects due both to the anisotropy and to inhomogeneity of the medium. We have implemented a first version of a numerical code exploiting this method. Some preliminary tests are presented.

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Francesca Castaldo, Giancarlo Abbate, and Enrico Santamato "Full-vectorial beam propagation method in anisotropic and inhomogeneous structures", Proc. SPIE 3620, Integrated Optics Devices III, (26 March 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.343739

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