DocumentCode
246106
Title
Stability and dispersion analysis of FDTD technique in sinusoidally stratified media
Author
Mohamadi Monavar, Fatemeh ; Mousavi, Parvin
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 July 2014
Firstpage
161
Lastpage
162
Abstract
Analytical expressions for the stability condition and numerical dispersion of the FDTD method have been obtained. We focused on the solution of Mathieu equation for the case of TE oblique incidence on a dielectric slab whose effective permittivity has been sinusoidally modulated along the direction of propagation. This could be the first analytical discussion of stability and numerical dispersion for FDTD scheme in a sinusoidally stratified medium.
Keywords
electromagnetic wave propagation; finite difference time-domain analysis; slabs; FDTD technique; Mathieu equation; TE oblique incidence; dielectric slab; numerical dispersion; stability condition; Dispersion; Finite difference methods; Numerical stability; Permittivity; Stability criteria; Time-domain analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Memphis, TN
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3538-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2014.6904412
Filename
6904412
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