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    • Computational electromagnetics
    • Biomedical optics
    • Numerical modeling of light propagation

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    • The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method has limitations in simulating light scattering within large biological tissues.
    • The pseudospectral time-domain (PSTD) method offers advantages in computational efficiency and accuracy for larger physical volumes.
    • Efficiently introducing focused illumination into PSTD simulations is crucial for accurate modeling.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel total-field scattered-field source condition for PSTD simulations.
    • To enable the simulation of focused illuminations within biological tissues using the PSTD method.
    • To facilitate the adaptation of existing FDTD codes for PSTD simulations.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a PSTD analogue of the FDTD total-field scattered-field source condition.
    • Implemented the new source condition requiring incident field knowledge and applying update equations at a single grid plane.
    • Utilized a staggered grid to minimize numerical artifacts associated with compact PSTD source conditions.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully introduced a new source condition for PSTD simulations of focused illuminations.
    • Demonstrated minimization of numerical artifacts through the use of a staggered grid.
    • The developed source condition shows strong similarity to the FDTD approach, suggesting code adaptability.

    Conclusions:

    • The new source condition effectively enables focused illuminations in PSTD simulations of biological tissues.
    • The PSTD method, with this new source condition, offers significant advantages over FDTD for large-scale light scattering problems.
    • The similarity to FDTD source conditions provides a clear pathway for migrating existing simulation codes to PSTD.