Easily Account for Propagation and Radiation Modes

Account for both forward and backward propagation and radiation modes with a flexible, easy-to-use solution. The RSoft ModePROP EME is an eigenmode expansion (EME) propagation tool with a full array of analysis and simulation features. It provides a rigorous steady-state solution to Maxwell’s equations that is based on the highly stable modal transmission line theory.

  • Incorporate advanced algorithm options that extend the basic rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) to improve its robustness, efficiency, and user friendliness.
  • Support a range of applications, including sensors, filters, mode converters, and plasmonic devices.
  • Gain advanced capabilities like a user-defined initial field and perfectly matched layer (PML) boundary conditions.

Key Features of RSoft ModePROP EME

Full-vectorial analysis

Enable full-vectorial analysis for both Cartesian and cylindrical (azimuthally symmetric) structures in 2D and 3D.

Modal Transmission Line framework

The Modal Transmission Line (MTL) framework ensures your simulation is unconditionally stable.

Output information

Understand field profiles for any component, transmission, or reflection of individual modes, as well as total values and the Poynting Vector.

MOST capabilities

Use integrated RSoft MOST, Keysight's multi-variable optimization and scanning tool, for automated parametric studies and design optimization.

Complex index support

Work with a tool that accommodates complex index for lossy materials and high index contrast profiles.

RSoft CAD integration

ModePROP EME is fully integrated into the RSoft CAD Environment, allowing it to work with RSoft’s other passive device simulation tools.

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RSoft ModePROP – FAQ

The RSoft ModePROP EME is an eigenmode expansion propagation tool that accounts for both forward and backward propagation and radiation modes. It offers a rigorous, steady-state solution to Maxwell's equations that is based on the highly stable modal transmission line theory.

With ModePROP EME, you can support a range of applications including:

  • Waveguide / fiber-based systems
  • Surface-normal grating couplers
  • Plasmonic devices
  • Sensors
  • Filters
  • Mode converters
  • Photonic bandgap
  • Computing coupling efficiency

MOST is RSoft’s multi-variable optimization and scanning tool. It supports design optimization for photonic devices. Meanwhile, ModePROP EME is an eigenmode expansion propagation tool. When you use ModePROP EME, you can work with MOST to automate parametric studies and optimize designs.

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