We have added to our very general, user friendly simulator for integrated optical circuits the capability to analyze structures made with semiconductor materials whose characteristics are controlled with current injection. The simulator is interfaced with the optical layout generator SIGRAPH©-Optik (by Siemens-Nixdorf) and it is based on a finite difference BPM with transparent boundary conditions. Some examples of applications are presented; they show the agreement with the results reported in the literature and the potentiality of the simulator.

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A systematic study on integrated wavelength multi/demultiplexers is presented, in which the experimental features of the devices, the theoretical predictions of a simple model, and the results of extensive modelling by a BPM analysis are compared. The components are based on the two-mode interference (TMI) principle, and are fabricated on soda-lime glass by Ag-Na ion exchange. The modelling is performed by CAOS, a user-friendly general purpose simulator, based on a FD scheme with transparent boundary conditions. The agreement between experimental and simulated spectral characteristics is very good; moreover the proposed analysis procedure allows the determination of the maximum index variation An and the diffusion depth D which describe the optical and geometrical characteristics of the waveguides.