This letter presents a new hybrid method that efficiently combines two versatile numerical techniques, viz., the finite difference time domain (FDTD) and the method of moments in the time domain (MoMTD). The hybrid method is applicable to complex geometries comprising arbitrary thin-wire and inhomogeneous dielectric structures. It employs the equivalence theorem to separate the original problem...

In this paper, the implementation of open-source parallel-version FDTD (Finite-Difference-Time-Domain) software, MEEP, on Texas A&M supercomputers and commercial finite element package, COMSOL, on a single workstation for the design design of nano-optical device is reported. The the computer architecture and performance of both numerical methods on the same design will be briefly described.

In this paper, a new algorithm for twodimensional (2-D) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is presented. By this new method, the maximum time step size can be increased over the Courant-FriedrichLevy (CFL) condition restraint. This new algorithm is adapted from an Alternating-Direction Implicit FDTD (ADI-FDTD) method. However, unlike the ADI-FDTD algorithm, the alternation is performed...

The authors address the Matched Phase Velocity method for bounding an electromagnetic (EM) domain in the MAGIC finite difference-time domain (FDTD) particle-in-cell (PIC) EM code. Reflected power is shown to be reduced 18 dB compared to the conventional port treatment. Boundary quality is preserved under penetration by charged particles.

Adapted finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) update equations exist for a number of objects that are smaller than the grid step, such as wires and thin slots. In this contribution we provide a technique that automatically generates new FDTD update equations for small objects. Our presentation will be focussed on 2-D-FDTD. We start from the FDTD equations in a fine grid where the time derivative...

This paper describes Meep, a popular free implementation of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for simulating electromagnetism. In particular, we focus on aspects of implementing a full-featured FDTD package that go beyond standard textbook descriptions of the algorithm, or ways in which Meep differs from typical FDTD implementations. These include pervasive interpolation and accur...

A Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) scheme used to model the wave propagation in biological dispersive media has been proposed in this paper. FDTD scheme based on the direct solution of time domain Maxwell’s equations has developed and these solutions were approximated by time based linear functions. We are applied FDTD scheme for different dispersive media models such as Cole-Cole, Cole-Dav...

We have examined the light-scattering properties of inhomogeneous biological cells through a combination of theoretical simulations and goniometric measurements. A finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique was used to compute intensity as a function of scattering angle for cells containing multiple organelles and spatially varying index of refraction profiles. An automated goniometer was c...

It is known that the digital waveguide (DW) method for solving the wave equation numerically on a grid can be manipulated into the form of the standard finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method (also known as the “leapfrog” recursion). This paper derives a simple rule for going in the other direction, that is, converting the state variables of the FDTD recursion to corresponding wave variable...