Title :
The dispersive boundary condition applied to nonuniform orthogonal meshes
Author :
Svigelj, John A. ; Mittra, Raj
Author_Institution :
Electromagn. Commun. Lab., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dispersive boundary condition (DBC) is a versatile boundary condition in that it can be used for radiation problems as well as for guided-wave problems. The DBC is applied to nonuniform meshes and various implementations are reported. Stability issues are discussed and numerical results are presented for a microstrip line and for a point source radiator. Error analysis is carried out in the time and frequency domains
Keywords :
dispersion (wave); electromagnetic wave absorption; error analysis; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip lines; numerical stability; waveguide theory; DBC; dispersive boundary condition; error analysis; guided-wave problems; microstrip line; nonuniform orthogonal meshes; point source radiator; radiation problems; stability issues; Boundary conditions; Degradation; Dispersion; Error analysis; Finite difference methods; Frequency domain analysis; Laboratories; Microstrip; Reflection; Stability;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on