Title :
Parallel FDTD Modeling of a Focal Plane Array with Vivaldi Elements on the Highly Parallel LOFAR BlueGene/L Supercomputer
Author :
Maaskant, R. ; Ivashina, M.V. ; Mittra, R. ; Yu, W. ; Huang, N.-T.
Author_Institution :
Netherlands Found. for Res. in Astron., Dwingeloo
Abstract :
This paper describes some preliminary results of a numerical study towards the modeling of a focal plane array (FPA) with Vivaldi elements, carried out on the LOFAR BlueGene/L, a supercomputer with more than 6000 nodes located at the University of Groningen. The parallel finite-difference time domain (PFDTD) code was used to simulate the array because it is able to achieve very high efficiency on such parallel computers
Keywords :
antenna arrays; finite difference time-domain analysis; focal planes; mainframes; parallel machines; radioastronomical techniques; University of Groningen; Vivaldi elements; focal plane array; highly parallel LOFAR BlueGene-L supercomputer; parallel FDTD modeling; parallel finite-difference time domain code; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Impedance; Linear antenna arrays; Phased arrays; Radio astronomy; Supercomputers; Testing; Time domain analysis; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1711466
