Scattering matrix analysis of a photonic Fabry–Perot resonator

✍ Scribed by G.A. Kriegsmann

• Book ID: 104293886
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 345 KB
• Volume: 37
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0165-2125
• DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2125(02)00014-8

✦ Synopsis

The scattering and transmission of waves through a two-dimensional photonic Fabry-Perot resonator are analyzed and studied using scattering matrix theory. Assuming normal incidence, single mode propagation, and sufficient inter-element spacing in the direction of propagation, the mathematical structure of this complicated scattering problem is shown to hinge on the roots of a quadratic equation. Examples are presented which clearly show strong resonances at frequencies closely related to an infinite cavity structure. Trends are illustrated and discussed. Finally, a multimode theory is presented, analyzed, and contrasted with the single mode case.