S4: Stanford Stratified Structure Solver

Jiarui Kang; Xufeng Wang; Peter Bermel; Chang Liu

doi:10.21981/D35T3G11T

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S4: Stanford Stratified Structure Solver

By Jiarui Kang; Xufeng Wang¹; Peter Bermel¹; Chang Liu¹

1. Purdue University

S4 is a frequency domain code to solve layered periodic structures. Internally, it uses Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis (RCWA; also called the Fourier Modal Method (FMM)) and the S-matrix algorithm.

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Version 1.11 - published on 13 Aug 2014

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2533	Why the result is not correct when sweeping freqency? Asked by Zhi Cheng @ 6:42 am on 13 Dec 2021 • Open • 1		0 Like
2509	TiO2 layer over the sides of a grating period Asked by afsara taher @ 4:56 pm on 24 Sep 2021 • Open • 1		1 Like
2177	Are there any flags that could be used to alter (i.e. improve) the convergence rate Asked by Paul Safier @ 5:20 pm on 17 Sep 2019 • Open • 1		0 Like
1611	Is there an example that uses a DBR stack? Asked by Aaron Pung @ 6:06 pm on 14 Oct 2015 • Open • 0		0 Like
1560	why the materials can’t be defined as anisotropy material Asked by Ge Yin å°¹æ ¼ @ 3:45 am on 10 Jun 2015 • Open • 1		0 Like
1469	Why do grating periods< 1 result in a strange permittivity profile? Asked by Olf @ 3:03 am on 19 Nov 2014 • Open • 1		1 Like
1468	2D Grating with periods < 1 give a strange permittivity Asked by Olf @ 2:52 am on 19 Nov 2014 • Open • 1		0 Like
1456	How to select polarization of the incident wave? Asked by Arjyajyoti Goswami @ 3:40 am on 18 Oct 2014 • Open • 0		0 Like
1440	what is the difference between AddLayer(‘slab’) and A Asked by Tzu-ging Lin @ 7:47 pm on 15 Sep 2014 • Open • 0		0 Like
1433	How does S4 rescale the unit in the control file? Asked by Tzu-ging Lin @ 2:19 pm on 09 Sep 2014 • Open • 1		0 Like
1432	Can S4 be used to simulate vertical tapering nanowire arrays by divide the arrays into different levels? Asked by Tzu-ging Lin @ 2:09 pm on 09 Sep 2014 • Open • 1	Points	0 Like
1389	Why is there a discrepancy between the control file interface and the GUI? Asked by Alexander Reed Munoz @ 3:53 pm on 18 Jun 2014 • Open • 0		2 Like
1354	How can I define the thickness of each layer in S4? Asked by Mostafa El-Aasser @ 6:34 am on 15 Apr 2014 • Open • 1		0 Like
1344	What does lattice vector means in the S4 simulation set up? Asked by Arjyajyoti Goswami @ 1:41 am on 04 Apr 2014 • Closed • 1		0 Like