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 = 3400
window_height = h_core + h_clad*2
num_modes = 22 # [-] 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*0.90,
sidewall_angle = 10)
## 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.section(profile = 'a', section_type = 'straight',
length = 2e3)
em.section(section_type = 'taper',
profile = 'a', profile_end = 'b',
length = 4000)
em.section(profile = 'b', section_type = 'straight',
length = 2e3)
## Run EME and plot results
em.EME()
em.plot()
em.plot_S_matrix()
## Close EMode
em.close()
%% Set simulation parameters
wavelength = 1550; % [nm] wavelength
dx = 20; dy = 20; % [nm] resolution
h_core = 220; % [nm] waveguide core height
h_clad = 1000; % [nm] waveguide top and bottom clad
window_width = 3400;
window_height = h_core + h_clad*2;
num_modes = 22; % [-] number of modes
BC = 'TE';
%% Connect and initialize EMode
em = emodeconnection(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*0.90, ...
sidewall_angle = 10);
%% 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.section(profile = 'a', section_type = 'straight', ...
length = 2e3);
em.section(section_type = 'taper', ...
profile = 'a', profile_end = 'b', ...
length = 4000);
em.section(profile = 'b', section_type = 'straight', ...
length = 2e3);
%% Run EME and plot results
em.EME();
em.plot();
em.plot_S_matrix();
%% Close EMode
em.close();
Console output:
EMode 0.2.1 - email
Connected on port 63000 to LM-2.
Meshing completed in 0.2 sec
Solving completed in 0.5 sec
Wavelength: 1550.0 nm
Mode # n_eff TE % Loss (dB/m)
-------- -------- ------ -------------
TE-0 2.740878 99.8 % 0.000
TE-1 1.834948 86.3 % 0.000
TM-2 1.648371 14.6 % 0.000
TE-3 1.480289 99.8 % 0.000
TM-4 1.444024 0.0 % 0.000
TE-5 1.380997 99.0 % 0.000
TM-6 1.333974 3.8 % 0.000
TE-7 1.313224 98.9 % 0.000
TM-8 1.260780 9.1 % 0.000
TE-9 1.245872 93.8 % 0.000
TE-10 1.205712 96.3 % 0.000
TE-11 1.141695 98.8 % 0.000
TM-12 1.098826 2.3 % 0.000
TM-13 1.059658 6.2 % 0.000
TE-14 1.046256 99.4 % 0.000
TE-15 0.908818 90.9 % 0.000
TM-16 0.884647 13.2 % 0.000
TE-17 0.836617 92.4 % 0.000
TM-18 0.750209 29.3 % 0.000
TE-19 0.712955 92.6 % 0.000
TM-20 0.639715 17.8 % 0.000
TE-21 0.557145 76.4 % 0.000
Meshing completed in 0.2 sec
Solving completed in 0.3 sec
Wavelength: 1550.0 nm
Mode # n_eff TE % Loss (dB/m)
-------- -------- ------- -------------
TE-0 2.820614 100.0 % 0.000
TE-1 2.601685 99.7 % 0.000
TE-2 2.117344 97.1 % 0.000
TM-3 1.937158 5.2 % 0.000
TM-4 1.565193 21.8 % 0.000
TE-5 1.512582 84.1 % 0.000
TM-6 1.444024 0.0 % 0.000
TE-7 1.394522 95.1 % 0.000
TM-8 1.347977 40.3 % 0.000
TE-9 1.316026 64.5 % 0.000
TE-10 1.267170 86.3 % 0.000
TE-11 1.248576 81.1 % 0.000
TM-12 1.193778 18.6 % 0.000
TE-13 1.145446 99.4 % 0.000
TM-14 1.079657 7.7 % 0.000
TE-15 1.058558 76.3 % 0.000
TM-16 1.046977 21.7 % 0.000
TE-17 0.990949 95.2 % 0.000
TE-18 0.865006 79.2 % 0.000
TM-19 0.847538 5.0 % 0.000
TM-20 0.837589 11.2 % 0.000
TE-21 0.736539 90.2 % 0.000
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