학술논문

A fast optical propagation technique for modeling micro-optical systems
Document Type
Conference
Source
Proceedings 2002 Design Automation Conference (IEEE Cat. No.02CH37324) Design automation conference Design Automation Conference, 2002. Proceedings. 39th. :236-241 2002
Subject
Computing and Processing
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Optical propagation
Computational modeling
Optical devices
Optical computing
Optical design
Frequency
Optical diffraction
Integrated optics
Diffraction gratings
Valves
Language
ISSN
0738-100X
Abstract
As designers become more aggressive in introducing optical components to micro-systems, rigorous optical models are required for system-level simulation tools. Common optical modeling techniques and approximations are not valid for most optical micro-systems, and those techniques that provide accurate simulation are computationally slow. In this paper, we introduce an angular frequency optical propagation technique that greatly reduces computation time while achieving the accuracy of a full scalar formulation. We present simulations of a diffractive optical MEM grating light valve to show the advantages of this optical propagation method and the integration of the technique into a system-level multi-domain CAD tool.