• DocumentCode
    445256
  • Title

    Second-order accurate FDTD equations at dielectric interfaces for TE modes

  • Author

    Chu, Qing-Xin ; Ding, Hai

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China
  • Volume
    4A
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3-8 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    205
  • Abstract
    Based on the discretization of the integral forms of Maxwell´s curl equations over finite volumes including the dielectric interface and Taylor series extending of continuing field components, we have obtained rigorous second-order accurate FDTD equations at a dielectric interface for TE modes though choosing the proper size of non-uniform Yee´s grids across the interface and tangential and normal effective permittivities in the grids containing the interface. The numerical experiments in a 2D dielectric cavity have demonstrated the accuracy of these second-order accurate FDTD equations.
  • Keywords
    Maxwell equations; electromagnetic fields; finite difference time-domain analysis; integral equations; permittivity; series (mathematics); 2D dielectric cavity; Maxwell curl equations; TE modes; Taylor series; accurate FDTD equations; continuing field components; dielectric interfaces; finite volumes; integral discretization; nonuniform Yee grids; permittivities; second-order equations; Dielectrics; Educational institutions; Finite difference methods; Integral equations; Lattices; Maxwell equations; Permittivity; Taylor series; Tellurium; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8883-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2005.1552622
  • Filename
    1552622