Photonic Crystal Fiber Simulation

[Bijan goudarziParticipant]

I go step-by-step the Chapter-17th of tutorial pdf file(attached below) to design a PCF with the same parameters in optiFDTD, but finally the resault is not the same (can not find any mode). What is the problem?

Attachments:

1. OptiFDTD_80_Tech_Background_Tutorials.pdf

[Damian MarekParticipant]

Please attach your FDTD designer file.

[Bijan goudarziParticipant]

Dear Marek,
Here is my layout.

Attachments:

1. PCF_Holey.fdt

[Bijan goudarziParticipant]

and its Refractive index distribution

[Aurelien DuvalParticipant]

Hi, you refer to OptiFDTD version 8.0 which was released in 2009.

The tutorials available online and in our current products have been updated. Please use a more recent version of the software, for example our free 32-bit OptiFDTD:

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[Bijan goudarziParticipant]

Dear Duval,
As you said I used newer version of optiFDTD, for example free 32-bit or free 30-days v12.00 optiFDTD.All is ok by designing PCF structure and exporting refractive index exporting, but the problem is when I go to Mode analysis! There is no mode-solver tools with them. By the optiFDTD 8.0, there is a 3D mode solver (as tutorial refered) and I load my refractive index distribution file there, but there is not such a tool with optiFDTD-32 or v.12! may you guide me?

[Damian MarekParticipant]

The 3D Mode Solver was expanded and made into its own application now called OptiMode. You should be able to find the OptiMode designer in your OptiFDTD installation folder.

Regards