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This paper reviews the state of the art of periodic boundary conditions (PBCs) in Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) simulations. The mathematical principles and 3D FDTD implementation details are systematically outlined. Techniques for…
We develop an efficient parallel multiscale method that bridges the atomistic and mesoscale regimes, from nanometer to micron and beyond, via concurrent coupling of atomistic simulation and mesoscopic dynamics. In particular, we combine an…
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It is now established that nuclear quantum motion plays an important role in determining water's hydrogen bonding, structure, and dynamics. Such effects are important to include in density functional theory (DFT) based molecular dynamics…
A Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) scheme with Perfectly Matched Layers (PMLs) is considered for solving the time-dependent Schr\"{o}dinger equation, and simulate the ionization of an electron initially bound to a one-dimensional…
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The optical response of a coupled nanowire dimer is studied using a fully quantum mechanical approach. The translational invariance of the system allows to apply the time--dependent density functional theory for the plasmonic dimer with the…
This paper introduces a new approach for the computation of electromagnetic field derivatives, up to any order, with respect to the material and geometric parameters of a given geometry, in a single Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD)…
Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations often involve physical quantities spanning multiple orders of magnitude, such as the speed of light or electromagnetic field amplitudes. The standard practice for maintaining numerical…
Numerical simulations have become a cornerstone technology in the development of nanophotonic devices. Specifically, 3D finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations are a widely used due to their flexibility and powerful design…
The computational efficiency of the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method can be significantly reduced by the presence of complex objects with fine features. Small geometrical details impose a fine mesh and a reduced time step,…
The standard hydrodynamic Drude model with hard-wall boundary conditions can give accurate quantitative predictions for the optical response of noble-metal nanoparticles. However, it is less accurate for other metallic nanosystems, where…