Computational electromagnetics for nanophotonic design and discovery
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Computational electromagnetics has become an essential tool for designing nanophotonic devices. While there exist many general purpose computational methods, we show that tailored approaches can be dramatically faster for solving design problems requiring millions to billions of iterations. In the first half of this dissertation, we describe a particular method designed for photonic crystal structures, and apply it to the design of extremely compact aperiodic devices such as wavelength division multiplexers, waveguide mode converters, and multimode waveguide bends. Next, we describe the Fourier Modal Method (FMM), a computational technique designed for layered periodic structures. We extend the method by deriving new formulations for the mode expansions, and demonstrate its improved accuracy and discuss its applicability for modeling structures with metals. Finally, the FMM is applied to investigate optical forces in coupled photonic crystal slabs. We demonstrate the role that optically bright and dark resonances play in the enhancement of optical forces.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Liu, Victor |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Electrical Engineering. |
| Primary advisor | Fan, Shanhui, 1972- |
| Thesis advisor | Fan, Shanhui, 1972- |
| Thesis advisor | Brongersma, Mark L |
| Thesis advisor | Miller, D. A. B |
| Advisor | Brongersma, Mark L |
| Advisor | Miller, D. A. B |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Victor Liu. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering. |
| Thesis | Ph.D. Stanford University 2014 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2014 by Victor Liu
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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