title: Accurate analysis of planar optical waveguide devices using higher-order FDTD scheme.
abstract: A higher-order finite-difference time-domain (HO-FDTD) numerical method is proposed for the time-domain analysis of planar optical waveguide devices. The anisotropic perfectly matched layer (APML) absorbing boundary condition for the HO-FDTD scheme is implemented and the numerical dispersion of this scheme is studied. The numerical simulations for the parallel-slab directional coupler are presented and the computing results using this scheme are in highly accordance with analytical solutions. Compared with conventional FDTD method, this scheme can save considerable computational resource without sacrificing solution accuracy and especially could be applied in the accurate analysis of optical devices.
authors.forename: Fanmin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu