Finite Difference Beam Propagation Method (FD-BPM) with Transparent Boundary Conditions

Compatibility:

We can include the left-hand TBC expressing the field of the hypothetical node φ–1 (see Figure ) outside the analysis domain, (shown in “Transparent Boundary Condition” on page 23), as

Optical BPB - Equation 75-76

Here the parameter γL  is determined by the known fields at z .

Following similar way described we can include the right-hand TBC expressing the field

φ of the hypothetical node as

Optical BPB - Equation 77-78

Here, the parameter γis determined by the known fields at z .

Therefore, to include the TBC for TE modes we get:

Optical BPB - Equation 79

for the first left mesh point =  0 , and

Optical BPB - Equation 80

for the last right mesh point.

For TM modes we get:

Optical BPB - Equation 81

for the first left mesh point i = 0 and

Optical BPB - Equation 82

for the last right mesh point i = m -1 .