Guilin Sun
Ansys Employee

Comparing result with others can be challenge, as you may not know the details of their device, such as material property, simulation settings. Please refer to 

Ansys Insight: Why my simulation result is different from published paper or experiment?

Actually you can use port instead of mode expansion monitor.

you can also move the source/port/monitor a little away from the junctions between the straight waveguides and the bend.