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  • 1Department of Physics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. cch@phys.nchu.edu.tw

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This study introduces an efficient pseudospectral eigenvalue algorithm for analyzing liquid crystal waveguides. The method reduces computational cost and memory, accurately solving for waveguide modes.

Area of Science:

  • Photonics and optical engineering
  • Computational electromagnetics
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Liquid crystal waveguides are crucial in optical devices.
  • Accurate mode analysis is essential for waveguide design.
  • Existing methods can be computationally intensive.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an efficient mode solver for liquid crystal waveguides.
  • To analyze waveguides with full 3x3 anisotropic permittivity tensors.
  • To reduce computational time and memory requirements.

Main Methods:

  • A pseudospectral eigenvalue algorithm is employed.
  • The formulation results in a cubic eigenvalue matrix equation.
  • An iterative approach transforms the equation to a standard linear eigenvalue problem, using only transverse magnetic field components.

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Main Results:

  • The proposed scheme significantly reduces memory storage and computational time.
  • Convergent eigenvalues are achieved within four iterations.
  • Numerical results show good agreement with finite-element and finite-difference frequency-domain methods.

Conclusions:

  • The pseudospectral eigenvalue algorithm is an efficient and accurate method for analyzing liquid crystal waveguides.
  • The approach is applicable to waveguides with arbitrary molecular orientations.
  • This method offers a lower computational effort compared to existing schemes.