Session 4

[ICNN5-04] Radial Transfer Matrix Model for Free-Space Emission Optimization

*Stefan Appel¹, Viviana Villafane¹, Jonathan J. Finley¹, Kai Müller¹ (1. Walter Schottky Institute, Technical University Munich)

We propose and demonstrate a new kind of transfer matrix model to simulate the free-space emission of radial scattering rings out of a planar waveguide. Benchmarks show a 98% overlap with results from FDTD while reducing simulation time by two orders of magnitude. We exploit the speed advantage to optimize a 10-ring circular bragg grating for Gaussian emission from an embedded dipole.