Analysis of Polarization-Independent Nonlinear Cross-Slot Waveguide with Fourier Modal Method (FMM)

We propose the Fourier Modal Method (FMM) as a convenient numerical tool for the design and analysis of nonlinear optical waveguides. The scope of this work includes the design of a polarization-independent nonlinear cross-slot waveguide for telecommunication applications at the wavelength of 1550 nm. The FMM method has been implemented, obeying the proper Fourier factorization rules, within a MATLAB (TM) environment. The influence of the modal field intensity on the transverse refractive index distribution due to the optical Kerr effect is modeled with FMM for a propagation invariant scheme of the waveguide. The waveguide is geometrically optimized for an enhanced nonlinear light matter interaction. A silicon-inorganic hybrid material platform based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) and amorphous titanium dioxide (TiO2) is considered for the mentioned waveguide. With the optimized design of the waveguide, the achieved value of the nonlinear waveguide parameter (gamma) is 4.678 x 10(4) W-1 Km(-1).