title: Comprehensive FDTD modelling of photonic crystal waveguide components.
abstract: Planar photonic crystal waveguide structures have been modelled using the finite-difference-time-domain method and perfectly matched layers have been employed as boundary conditions. Comprehensive numerical calculations have been performed and compared to experimentally obtained transmission spectra for various photonic crystal waveguides. It is found that within the experimental fabrication tolerances the calculations correctly predict the measured transmission levels and other major transmission features.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavrinenko
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Borel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frandsen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thorhauge
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harpøth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kristensen
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niemi
authors.forename: H
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authors.lastname: Chong