The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is an explicit time discretization scheme for Maxwell’s equations. In this context it is well-known that explicit time discretization schemes have a stability induced time step restriction. In this paper, we recast the spatial discretization of Maxwell’s equations, initially without time discretization, into a more convenient format, called the FD...

|This paper presents the investigations in the electric performance of di¬erential signalling transmission lines used for high speed integrated circuits (IC’s) and boards by using the parallelized ­ nite-di¬erence time-domain (FDTD) method. The FDTD method is ­ rstly parallelized with single-program multipledata (SPMD) architecture using the MPI protocol and experimentally validated. The key el...

Asymptomatic screening methods are import to lower the mortality rate of breast cancer patients. Technologies available in clinics have weaknesses in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Microwave imaging technique uses the apparent dielectric property contrasts between different breast tissues at microwave frequencies and is a prospective direction to find small tumor at their early stage. Mi...

─ This paper presents an investigation into the electromagnetic scattering characteristic of two-dimensional (2-D) layered rough surfaces by using a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) algorithm, which constitutes a three-dimensional scattering problem. The uniaxial perfectly matched layer medium is adopted for truncation of FDTD lattices, in which the finite-difference equations can be used f...

The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to obtain numerical solutions of infinite periodic structures without resorting to the complex frequency-domain analysis, which is required in traditional frequency-domain techniques. The field transformation method is successfully used to model periodic structures with oblique incident waves/scan angles. Maxwell’s equations are transforme...

The programmable graphics processing unit (GPU) is employed to accelerate the unconditionally stable Crank-Nicolson finite-difference time-domain (CN-FDTD) method for the analysis of microwave circuits. In order to efficiently solve the linear system from the CN-FDTD method at each time step, both the sparse matrix vector product (SMVP) and the arithmetic operations on vectors in the bi-conjuga...

We use finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations to demonstrate enhanced infrared absorption in a photodetector covered with a microstructured metal film consisting of a metal-plasmon grating collector/ concentrator and sub-wavelength detector well; for circular gratings we use radial FDTD, and for linear gratings we use two-dimensional FDTD. We identify a figure of merit to quantify the...

A three-dimensional (3-D) time-domain numerical scheme for simulation of ground penetrating radar (GPR) on dispersive and inhomogeneous soils with conductive loss is described. The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to discretize the partial differential equations for time stepping of the electromagnetic fields. The soil dispersion is modeled by multiterm Lorentz and/or Debye m...

The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique has been used to model the one-dimensional (1-D) surface impedance of a lossy earth plane having discontinuities in two and three dimensions. Using a horizontal magnetic field aperture source located five cells from an absorbing boundary and 35 cells above the lossy earth plane, the surface impedance was accurately modeled at a distance of 0=50...

Accurate determination of the specific absorption rate (SAR) is an important aspect in understanding the interaction between electromagnetic fields (EMF) and living matter. Influences due to dielectric properties, shape, and size of the exposed tissues have been considered to play an important role in the determination of SAR distributions in anatomical rat models [1-2]. Direction and polarisat...