Método das Diferenças Finitas no Domínio do Tempo (FDTD) aplicado a guias dielétricos controlados por plasma

Abstract

A finite-difference in the time domain (FDTD) formulation is developed for plasmas magnetized along an arbitrary direction and applicable to two dimensions (2D-FDTD) and to three dimensions (3D-FDTD) dielectric devices. Emphasis is given to the iterative calculation of the convolution between the electric field vector and the electric susceptibility tensor of the magnetized plasma. Various types of devices are also proposed for the propagation of signals in the millimeter-wave band. The method is applied to structures controlled by plasma. This plasma may be induced by an optical beam applied to a semiconductor layer deposited on the waveguide. In this case, the propagation characteristic of the waveguide is controlled by an optical beam with appropiate energy. This plasma may also also be introduced in the semiconductor by means of doping. For these devices the waveguide core is completely filled with plasma. With this option the propagation of the RF fields is controlled by a static magnetic field. Some devices with single and coupled waveguides are analyzed. The possibility of an effective control of phase and coupling, as well as the operating bandwidth with a single mode was examined, particularly with optically controlled waveguides. Due to the lack of data in the specialized literature, gradual discretization criteria and rigorous tests of convergence are proposed. Various types of data are used to accomplish this objective. As a result, a kind of discretization profile is obtained and is applied to the remaining devices.