Recent progress in modeling passive and active optical microstructures via direct time integration of Maxwell's equations

Rose M. Joseph; Susan C. Hagness; Allen Taflove

doi:10.1117/12.212719

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30 June 1995 Recent progress in modeling passive and active optical microstructures via direct time integration of Maxwell's equations

Rose M. Joseph, Susan C. Hagness, Allen Taflove

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Proceedings Volume 2481, Photonic Device Engineering for Dual-Use Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212719
Event: SPIE's 1995 Symposium on OE/Aerospace Sensing and Dual Use Photonics, 1995, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The finite-difference time-domain (FD-TD) numerical solver for Maxwell's equations is used to model problems in nonlinear optics. Since FD-TD makes no assumptions about pulse bandwidth or preferred direction of scattering, and can account for frequency-dependent material properties that vary on a submicron scale, it can provide optical design engineers with an unprecedented level of detailed field information, including pulse dynamics. This paper presents FD-TD computed results for a variety of passive and active optical microstructures.

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Rose M. Joseph, Susan C. Hagness, and Allen Taflove "Recent progress in modeling passive and active optical microstructures via direct time integration of Maxwell's equations", Proc. SPIE 2481, Photonic Device Engineering for Dual-Use Applications, (30 June 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212719

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