On the behavior of the LOD-FDTD method at dielectric interfaces

The electric field computed by the locally 1-D finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method at dielectric interfaces is investigated. To this end, two comprehensive problems are considered, namely a dielectric step in a rectangular waveguide and a dielectric-loaded metallic cavity. We found that, in...

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Autores: Pereda Fernández, José Antonio|||0000-0002-6347-9237, Grande Sáez, Ana María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/15706
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/15706
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Locally one-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (LODFDTD) method
Alternating-direction implicit finite-difference time-domain (ADIFDTD) method
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Sumario:The electric field computed by the locally 1-D finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method at dielectric interfaces is investigated. To this end, two comprehensive problems are considered, namely a dielectric step in a rectangular waveguide and a dielectric-loaded metallic cavity. We found that, in both problems, the electric field patterns exhibit an unexpected phase shift at the dielectric interface. By contrast, the alternating-direction implicit FDTD method does not present this unphysical behavior.