Kremers, ChristianChigrin, DmitryMiroshnichenko, Andrey2015-12-132015-12-13December 9http://hdl.handle.net/1885/84491We propose a general efficient 3D explicit finite difference method to calculate the dynamics of molecule reorientation in liquid crystals subject to applied electric field. This method is self consistently coupled to a static Poisson solver and it is shown how a self consistent coupling with general finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) Maxwell solvers can be realised. As numerical examples optical transmission through an empty LC-cell as well as through an array of gold nano-spheres embedded in LC-cell is analysed.Keywords: dynamic continuum theory; FDTD; Nematic liquid crystal201210.1063/1.47500972016-02-24