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Split-step finite-difference time-domain method with perfectly matched layers for efficient analysis of
Gurpreet Singh1, Eng Leong Tan, Zhi Ning Chen
1School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. gurp0002@e.ntu.edu.sg
Abstract:
This Letter presents a split-step (SS) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for the efficient analysis of two-dimensional (2-D) photonic crystals (PhCs) with anisotropic media. The proposed SS FDTD method is formulated with perfectly matched layer boundary conditions and caters for inhomogeneous anisotropic media. Furthermore, the proposed method is derived using the efficient SS1 splitting formulas with simpler right-hand sides that are more efficient and easier to implement. A 2-D PhC cavity with anisotropic media is used as an example to validate the efficiency of the proposed method.
