title: Numerical solution of the time-dependent Maxwell's equations for random dielectric media
abstract: We discuss how a spectral-domain method in combination with a split-operator technique can be used to calculate exact solutions of the time-dependent Maxwell's equations. We apply this technique to study the tunneling signal of an evanescent wave occurring due to frustrated total internal reflection and the propagation of a light pulse through an inhomogeneous medium consisting of multiple random scatterers.
authors.affiliation: Intense Laser Physics Theory Unit and Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4560, USA.
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harshawardhan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Su
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grobe