Light wave propagation within complex liquid crystal structures is undertaken by the FDTD method, a purely numerical method that explicitly solves Maxwell's equations in space and time. A specific FDTD arrangement...
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Light wave propagation within complex liquid crystal structures is undertaken by the FDTD method, a purely numerical method that explicitly solves Maxwell's equations in space and time. A specific FDTD arrangement suitable for liquid crystal applications is described, allowing for efficient space termination, oblique angles of illumination, and correct phasor representation. Two application examples are considered: a two-domain twisted pixel formed by two oppositely twisted sub-domains, and a helical ferroelectric liquid crystal material. In each case comparison is also made with the optical prediction obtained by the Berreman method.
We present a new approach for analyzing band structures in one-dimensional Kerr-nonlinear photonic crystals. It combines the finite-difference time-domain method, based on the numerical simulation of oscillating dipol...
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We present a new approach for analyzing band structures in one-dimensional Kerr-nonlinear photonic crystals. It combines the finite-difference time-domain method, based on the numerical simulation of oscillating dipole radiation, with the Kerr-nonlinear model. The approach is applied to analyze the band structures in Kerr-nonlinear one-dimensional photonic crystals as a function of the intensity of the oscillating dipole. We find that these bands are dynamically red-shifted with regard to the bands in linear one-dimensional photonic crystals. The proposed approach will help to understand such phenomena as intensity-driven optical limiting and all-optical switching with Kerr-nonlinear photonic crystals. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
An efficient finite-difference time-domain method is proposed for the full-wave analysis of guided modes in photonic crystal fibers. The three-dimensional hybrid guided modes can be calculated by a two-dimensional mes...
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An efficient finite-difference time-domain method is proposed for the full-wave analysis of guided modes in photonic crystal fibers. The three-dimensional hybrid guided modes can be calculated by a two-dimensional mesh, if one assumes that the propagation constant along the z-direction (propagation direction) is fixed. Furthermore, only real variables are used in the present method. Therefore, the computation time and computer memory are significantly reduced. The results for a honeycomb-based silica-air photonic crystal fiber are in very good agreement with the results from the plane-wave expansion method. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Fresnel Zone Plate Lenses (FZPLs) have been successfully coupled to infrared (IR) antennas producing a responsivity enhancement of about two orders of magnitude. However, their lateral extension may compromise their a...
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(纸本)0819455652
Fresnel Zone Plate Lenses (FZPLs) have been successfully coupled to infrared (IR) antennas producing a responsivity enhancement of about two orders of magnitude. However, their lateral extension may compromise their applicability in focal-plane-arrays (FPA) IR imagers, where the dimensions of the pixel are constrained by the FPA spacing. When designing optimum-gain FZPLs for FPAs, we are lead to the requirement of FZPLs operating at very low F/#s (marginal rays propagating at a large angle in image space). In this case, finite-differencetime-domain techniques (FDTD) are used to refine the physical-optics modelling results, producing a result closer to the actual case encountered in a high-fill-factor FPA. In this contribution, we analyze the FZPL designs by using FDTD techniques. The main result of the FDTD computation is the gain factor defined as the ratio of the response of the IR antennas coupled with the FZPL, compared to the same antennas without the FZPL.
Light wave propagation within complex liquid crystal structures is undertaken by the FDTD method, a purely numerical method that explicitly solves Maxwell's equations in space and time. A specific FDTD arrangement...
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Light wave propagation within complex liquid crystal structures is undertaken by the FDTD method, a purely numerical method that explicitly solves Maxwell's equations in space and time. A specific FDTD arrangement suitable for liquid crystal applications is described, allowing for efficient space termination, oblique angles of illumination, and correct phasor representation. Two application examples are considered: a two-domain twisted pixel formed by two oppositely twisted sub-domains, and a helical ferroelectric liquid crystal material. In each case comparison is also made with the optical prediction obtained by the Berreman method.
As a method of analyzing the nonlinear propagation of light, the Sellmeier equation for fused silica with three resonant frequencies is used and a finite-difference time-domain method taking the Raman response into ac...
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As a method of analyzing the nonlinear propagation of light, the Sellmeier equation for fused silica with three resonant frequencies is used and a finite-difference time-domain method taking the Raman response into account is proposed. The numerical results are compared with experimental results for optical pulses with a pulse width of 12 fs passing through a fused silica fiber. By this method of analysis, the numerical results are compared with those obtained by the conventional split-step Fourier method and it is found that these results are closer to the experimental results. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1 ,87(5): 1-10, 2004;Published online in Wiley InterScience (***). DOI 10.1002/ ecja.10166.
The potential for developing higher-order finite-differencetime-domain (FDTD) schemes with reduced phase errors is investigated in the present paper. Using the classic (2,4) FDTD method as the basis of this study, el...
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The potential for developing higher-order finite-differencetime-domain (FDTD) schemes with reduced phase errors is investigated in the present paper. Using the classic (2,4) FDTD method as the basis of this study, electromagnetic wave propagation is accurately reproduced in the discretized space by replacing isotropic materials with modified, anisotropic in general, ones. The use of such artificial materials improves the simulation's precision significantly around a specific frequency, yet the overall error remains small at a considerably wide bandwidth;therefore, this algorithm can be useful for wideband problems as well. Additionally, it is shown that an even better single-frequency performance can be attained, when the modified materials are combined with systematically calculated spatial operators. Pursuing a more wideband enhancement of the (2,4) technique, a version realizing more accurate results at almost all frequencies that can be coupled in a staggered grid is derived. Furthermore, novel spatial operators are introduced, with the distinct feature of using extended stencils in more than one directions. It turns out that when such operators are incorporated, a scheme that combines the aforementioned features can be obtained. The theoretical findings of this investigation are verified in a sequence of numerical tests, involving free-space and guided-wave propagation, as well as the determination of a cavity's resonant frequencies. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
Four algorithms are developed to help the dosimetry study for experiments on millimeter-wave (MMW) biological effects on cells in vitro with the finite-differencetime-domain (FDTD) method. Their performances in evalu...
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Four algorithms are developed to help the dosimetry study for experiments on millimeter-wave (MMW) biological effects on cells in vitro with the finite-differencetime-domain (FDTD) method. Their performances in evaluating the MMW irradiation dose are displayed and compared, including the induced current density and the specific absorption rate (SAR), that are distributed over the cell monolayer cultured in Petri dish. With the discussion on individual characteristics of the algorithms, the conclusion is reached that an appropriate algorithm is essential in providing accurate data on the MMW irradiation dose by way of numerical calculation, which should be considered carefully in related experiments.
作者:
Wu, XRamahi, OMUniv Maryland
Dept Mech Engn A James Clark Sch Engn College Pk MD 20742 USA Univ Maryland
Dept Elect & Comp Engn A James Clark Sch Engn College Pk MD 20742 USA Univ Maryland
CALCE Elect Prod & Syst Ctr A James Clark Sch Engn College Pk MD 20742 USA
In this work, the effects of weighted difference schemes and damping factor on the spurious errors arising from the application of Higdon's absorbing boundary condition and the concurrent complementary operators m...
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In this work, the effects of weighted difference schemes and damping factor on the spurious errors arising from the application of Higdon's absorbing boundary condition and the concurrent complementary operators method (C-COM) are investigated. An optimized combination of the weighted difference scheme for boundary conditions and the damping term used to stabilize the boundary scheme are proposed to minimize the reflections. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
A method to optimise the angle reflection performance of Berenger's perfectly matched layer (PML) absorbing boundary condition for finite-differencetime-domain (FDTD) method is described. By specifying the conduc...
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A method to optimise the angle reflection performance of Berenger's perfectly matched layer (PML) absorbing boundary condition for finite-differencetime-domain (FDTD) method is described. By specifying the conductivity in each of the PML sublayers, the wide-angle reflection performance can be improved. To improve the angle reflection performance as well as to reduce the discretisation error characteristic due to the FDTD approximation, a two-step conductivity profile is used in PML. To obtain the optimal value for each conductivity profile, the micro-genetic algorithm method is employed. Using this method, good wide-angle reflection performance of PML is achieved.
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