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    • Photonics
    • Computational Electromagnetics
    • Integrated Circuit Design

    Background:

    • Efficient simulation tools are crucial for designing photonic integrated circuits (PICs).
    • Current commercial simulators lack the computational speed for large-scale PIC optimization and statistical verification.
    • Addressing this bottleneck is vital for advancing PIC technology.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel, efficient method for calculating the frequency-domain response of photonic circuits.
    • To overcome the computational limitations of existing simulation tools for complex PICs.
    • To enable faster and more comprehensive analysis of photonic integrated circuits.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a multimode scattering matrix computation method based on a multimode subnetwork growth approach (MSG).
    • Utilized accurate photonic device modeling with multimode scattering matrices.
    • Employed an iterative strategy connecting subnetworks and a suboptimal ordering algorithm to minimize computational cost.

    Main Results:

    • The MSG method significantly reduces computational complexity by minimizing matrix inversion.
    • Achieved over twice the simulation speed compared to commercial simulators in benchmark tests.
    • Demonstrated strong engineering applicability for complex photonic circuit simulations.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed MSG method offers a substantial speed improvement for multimode photonic circuit simulations.
    • This advancement facilitates large-scale optimization and statistical verification of PICs.
    • The method provides a powerful and practical tool for photonic integrated circuit design and development.