Prof. Dr. T. Pertsch

schriftliche Prüfung (100%)

Taflove and S.C. Hagness, Computational Electrodynamics

Englisch

128 M.Sc. Physik Vertiefung „Optik”: Wahlpflichtmodul

628 M.Sc. Photonics: Wahlpflichtmodul

Vorlesung: 2 SWS

Übung: 1 SWS

• Introduction to the problem – Maxwell’s equations and the wave equation;
• Free space propagation techniques;
• Beam propagation methods applied to problems in integrated optics;
• Mode expansion techniques applied to stratified media;
• Mode expansion techniques applied to spherical and cylindrical objects;
• Multiple multipole technique;
• Boundary integral method;
• Finite-Difference Time-Domain method;
• Finite Element Method;
• Computation of the dispersion relation (band structure) of periodic media;
• Mode expansion techniques applied to gratings;
• Other grating techniques;
• Contemporary problems in computational photonics.

The course aims at an introduction to various techniques used for computer based optical simulation. Therefore, the student should learn how to solve Maxwell’s equations in homogenous and inhomogeneous media rigorously as well as on different levels of approximation. The course concentrates predominantly on teaching numerical techniques that are useful in the field of micro- and nanooptics.