Leap-frog-based BPM (LF-BPM) method for solving nanophotonic structures

Ahmad B. Ayoub; Mohamed A. Swillam

doi:10.1117/12.2289201

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23 February 2018 Leap-frog-based BPM (LF-BPM) method for solving nanophotonic structures

Ahmad B. Ayoub, Mohamed A. Swillam

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Proceedings Volume 10526, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVI; 1052623 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289201
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

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In this paper, we propose an efficient approach to solve the BPM equation. By splitting the complex field into real and imaginary parts, the method is proved to be at least 30% faster than the conventional BPM. This method was tested on several optical components to test the accuracy.

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Ahmad B. Ayoub and Mohamed A. Swillam "Leap-frog-based BPM (LF-BPM) method for solving nanophotonic structures", Proc. SPIE 10526, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVI, 1052623 (23 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289201

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