Electromagnetic models for the analysis and design of complex diffractive microstructures

A review of electromagnetic models for the analysis of complex microstructures for controlling optical fields is provided. An overview of the most useful rigorous approaches and indications of their computational complexity as well as their domain of applicability is first presented. Then two types of approximate electromagnetic approaches are discusses: local interface techniques and local perturbation methods. These are compared to rigorous methods with a view on computational complexity and domain of applicability.

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