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Parallel three‐dimensional finite difference beam propagation methods
Author(s) -
Masoudi Husain M.,
Arnold John M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of numerical modelling: electronic networks, devices and fields
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1099-1204
pISSN - 0894-3370
DOI - 10.1002/jnm.1660080203
Subject(s) - transputer , computer science , parallel computing , beam propagation method , serial communication , speedup , beam (structure) , computational science , computer hardware , optics , physics , refractive index
In this work, we show the implementation of two explicit three‐dimensional finite‐difference beam propagation methods (BPM) on two different parallel computers, namely a transputer array and a Connection Machine (CM). To assess the performance of using parallel computers, serial computer codes of the two methods have ben implemented and a comparison between the speed of the serial and paralledl codes has been made. Large gains in the speed of the paralled FD‐BPMs has been obtained compared to the serial implementations. In addition, a comparison between the performance of the transputer array and the CM in executing the two FD‐BPMs has been discussed. Finally, to assess and compare the two methods, three different rib waveguides and three different directional couplers have been analysed and the results compared with published results.