Finite-Difference Time-Domain Modelling of Photonic Crystal Structures

R.M. de Ridder; Remco Stoffer

doi:10.1109/ICTON.2001.934709

Finite-Difference Time-Domain Modelling of Photonic Crystal Structures

R.M. de Ridder, Remco Stoffer

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Abstract

The usual, highly efficient, modelling tools for planar optical devices are generally not suitable for modelling photonic crystal structures. For example, the beam propagation method fails when applied to these strongly scattering structures since presumptions are made on the propagation direction of the waves. The finite-difference time-domain method (FDTD), however, as a direct discretisation of Maxwell's equations, does not suffer from such restrictive assumptions. It is shown that the evolution of the electromagnetic field in both time and space-as calculated using FDTD-can be of considerable help in understanding the physics of photonic crystal structures

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	ICTON 2001, 3rd int. conf. on transparent optical networks
Place of Publication	Krakow, Poland
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	22-25
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	0-7803-7096-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2001.934709
Publication status	Published - 18 Jun 2001
Event	3rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2001 - Krakow, Poland Duration: 18 Jun 2001 → 21 Jun 2001 Conference number: 3

Publication series

Name
Publisher	IEEE
Number	01EX488

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2001
Abbreviated title	ICTON
Country	Poland
City	Krakow
Period	18/06/01 → 21/06/01

Keywords

IR-43087
METIS-205851

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