A Technique for Efficiently Modeling Long-Path Propagation for Use in Both FDFD and FDTD

Author

Chevalier, Michael W. ; Inan, Umran S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA

Volume

5

Issue

1

fYear

2006

Firstpage

525

Lastpage

528

Abstract

A technique is developed for the efficient modeling of propagation over long paths (hundreds of lambda) by breaking the path up into segments and appropriately applying the perfectly matched layer (PML) absorbing boundary condition and the total field/scattered field boundary condition. For finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations the new technique is well suited to model both slow- and fast-wave modes as well as scattering inhomogeneities along the path. In addition, the new technique is directly applicable to finite-difference frequency-domain (FDFD) simulations. Both FDTD and FDFD numerical simulations of propagation within the Earth-ionosphere waveguide are performed to validate the new technique

Keywords

Earth-ionosphere waveguide; electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; finite difference time-domain analysis; frequency-domain analysis; inhomogeneous media; waveguide theory; Earth-ionosphere waveguide; FDFD; FDTD; absorbing boundary condition; fast-wave modes; finite-difference frequency-domain; finite-difference time-domain; long-path propagation; perfectly matched; scattered field boundary condition; scattering inhomogeneities; slow-wave modes; total field boundary condition; Boundary conditions; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Radio transmitters; Steady-state; Time domain analysis; Finite-difference frequency-domain (FDFD); finite-difference time-domain (FDTD); long-path propagation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2006.887551

Filename

4052591