Photonics & Optics

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COMSOL simulates processors for fiber optics communication

Enablence Technologies Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Required for simulating optical systems is the capacity to handle arbitrary geometries, individual and coupled processes, user-defined governing equations,...

Model Examples

	Plasmonic Wire Grating: A plane wave is incident on a wire grating on a dielectric substrate. Coefficients for...		Stress-Optical Effects - with Generalized Plane Strain and in a Photonic Waveguide: Planar photonic waveguides in silica...
	Photonic Crystal: Photonic crystal devices are periodic structures of alternating layers of materials with different...		Step Index Fiber: The transmission speed of optical waveguides is superior to microwave waveguides, because optical...
	Second Harmonic Generation of a Gaussian Beam: Laser systems are an important application area in modern electronics....		Dielectric Slab Waveguide: A planar dielectric slab waveguide demonstrates the principles behind any kind of dielectric...
	Fabry-Perot Cavity: This is an example of a Fabry-Perot cavity, the simplest optical resonator structure. It is a...		Coaxial to Waveguide Coupling: Feeding a waveguide from a coaxial cable is a straightforward way to achieve...
	RF Introductory Tutorial: Step by Step Modeling of a Periodic Structure: This is an introductory tutorial that shows...		Propagation of a 3D Gaussian Beam Laser Pulse: Laser systems are an important application area in modern electronics....
	Photonic Micro Prism: To reduce radiative losses in photonic waveguide bends, a microprism can be used. If a microprism...		Diffraction Patterns: This example resembles the well-known 2-slit interference experiment often demonstrated in schools...
	Mie Scattering off Plasmonic Nanoparticle and Radar Cross-Section Computations: This model demonstrates one of the most...