EME: Taper
The simplest EMode example of an EME simulation.
This code example is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.
import emodeconnection as emc
## Set simulation parameters
wavelength = 1550 # [nm] wavelength
dx, dy = 20, 20 # [nm] resolution
h_core = 220 # [nm] waveguide core height
h_clad = 1000 # [nm] waveguide top and bottom clad
window_width = 4000
window_height = h_core + h_clad*2
num_modes = 10 # [-] number of modes
BC = 'TE'
## Connect and initialize EMode
em = emc.EMode(verbose = True)
## Settings
em.settings(
wavelength = wavelength, x_resolution = dx, y_resolution = dy,
window_width = window_width, window_height = window_height,
num_modes = num_modes, boundary_condition = BC,
background_material = 'SiO2')
## Draw shapes
em.shape(name = 'BOX', material = 'SiO2',
height = h_clad)
em.shape(name = 'core', material = 'Si',
height = h_core, etch_depth = h_core)
## Launch FDM solver and label profiles
em.shape(name = 'core', mask = 1000)
em.FDM(profile = 'a')
em.report()
em.plot()
em.shape(name = 'core', mask = 2000)
em.FDM(profile = 'b')
em.report()
em.plot()
## Draw EME sections
em.straight_section(
profile = 'a',
length = 2000)
em.taper_section(
profile = 'a', profile_end = 'b',
length = 8000)
em.straight_section(
profile = 'b',
length = 2000)
## Run EME and plot results
em.EME()
em.plot()
em.plot_S_matrix()
## Close EMode
em.close()
Console output:
EMode3D 1.0.1 - email
Meshing completed in 0.2 sec
Solving modes completed in 0.6 sec
Wavelength: 1550.0 nm
Mode # n_eff TE % Loss (dB/m)
-------- -------- ------ -------------
TE-0 2.744942 99.8 % 0.000
TE-1 1.819117 92.4 % 0.000
TM-2 1.665347 11.8 % 0.000
TE-3 1.421518 99.9 % 0.000
TE-4 1.368426 88.0 % 0.000
TM-5 1.359634 12.8 % 0.000
TE-6 1.321504 99.9 % 0.000
TM-7 1.279963 2.4 % 0.000
TE-8 1.250897 98.7 % 0.000
TE-9 1.189492 95.8 % 0.000
Meshing completed in 0.2 sec
Solving modes completed in 0.4 sec
Wavelength: 1550.0 nm
Mode # n_eff TE % Loss (dB/m)
-------- -------- ------- -------------
TE-0 2.821143 100.0 % 0.000
TE-1 2.606186 99.7 % 0.000
TE-2 2.123806 98.2 % 0.000
TM-3 1.939095 4.9 % 0.000
TM-4 1.565613 16.9 % 0.000
TE-5 1.441070 89.8 % 0.000
TE-6 1.391478 82.7 % 0.000
TE-7 1.362128 66.6 % 0.000
TM-8 1.333348 48.1 % 0.000
TE-9 1.285430 69.6 % 0.000
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Exited EMode
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