Design and Optimization of Photonic Devices by use of the Finite Element Method

A review of the characterisation of optoelectronic guided-wave devices using the modal solution, junction analysis and beam propagation methods based on the numerically efficient finite element method is presented. Numerically simulated results for various photonic devices such as optical modulators, spot-size converters, compact bends, power splitters, and Bragg gratings are presented.