diff --git a/fdtd/backend.py b/fdtd/backend.py
index 6bcea1e..9abc0d0 100644
--- a/fdtd/backend.py
+++ b/fdtd/backend.py
@@ -322,21 +322,21 @@ def numpy(self, arr):
         class TorchCudaBackend(TorchBackend):
             """Torch Cuda Backend"""
 
-            def ones(self, shape):
+            def ones(self, shape, **kwargs):
                 """create an array filled with ones"""
-                return torch.ones(shape, device="cuda")
+                return torch.ones(shape, device="cuda", **kwargs)
 
-            def zeros(self, shape):
+            def zeros(self, shape, **kwargs):
                 """create an array filled with zeros"""
-                return torch.zeros(shape, device="cuda")
+                return torch.zeros(shape, device="cuda", **kwargs)
 
-            def array(self, arr, dtype=None):
+            def array(self, arr, dtype=None, **kwargs):
                 """create an array from an array-like sequence"""
                 if dtype is None:
                     dtype = torch.get_default_dtype()
                 if torch.is_tensor(arr):
-                    return arr.clone().to(device="cuda", dtype=dtype)
-                return torch.tensor(arr, device="cuda", dtype=dtype)
+                    return arr.clone().to(device="cuda", dtype=dtype, **kwargs)
+                return torch.tensor(arr, device="cuda", dtype=dtype, **kwargs)
 
             # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
             # The same warning applies here.