Abstract

We report on the derivation of a spectral element method whose originality comes from the use of a hierarchical basis built with modified Legendre polynomials. We restrict our work to TM polarization, which is the most challenging. The validation and convergence are carefully checked for metallic dielectric gratings. The method is shown to be highly efficient and remains stable for huge truncation numbers. All the necessary information is given so that non-specialists can implement the method.

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