Normally in the finite difference time domain (FDTD) technique, stationaly objects are modeled in a time domain simulation as a field propagates around them, and possibly inside these objects. Tbis paper illustrates a method in which EM fields and a moving object can be modeled using the FDTD technique. By using a techniqne of dielectric approximation and intermediate step field movement, it is...

The paper proposes an efficient method to analyze the response of periodic structures to non-periodic excitations in the time domain, employing the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method. To that end, the array-scanning method, which has been previously associated with frequency-domain, integral formulations of periodic structure problems, is translated into the context of FDTD. Hence, the...

Techniques to improve the accuracy of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) solutions employing sinusoidal excitations are developed. The FDTD computational domain is considered as a sampled system and analyzed with respect to the aliasing error using the Nyquist sampling theorem. After a careful examination of how the high-frequency components in the excitation cause sinusoidal steady-state...

A hybrid transfer-matrix finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is proposed for modeling the optical properties of finite-width planar periodic structures. This method can also be applied for calculation of the photonic bands in infinite photonic crystals. We describe the procedure of evaluating the transfer-matrix elements by a special numerical FDTD simulation. The accuracy of the new me...

EM1 associated with inter-board connection was studied through common-mode current measurements and FDTD modeling for stacked-card and module-on-backplane configurations. Three types of connections were investigated experimentally including an open pin field connection, an “ideal” semi-rigid coaxial cable connection, and a production connector. Both microstrip and stripline signal routing on th...

The finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is widely used as a computational tool to simulate the electromagnetic wave propagation in biological tissues. When expressed in terms of Debye parameters, dispersive biological tissues dielectric properties can be efficiently incorporated into FDTD codes. In this paper, FDTD formulation with nonuniform grid is presented to simulate a dual medical...

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of numerical dispersion of the recently developed unconditionally stable three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method where the alternatingdirection-implicit technique is applied. The dispersion relation is derived analytically and the effects of spatial and temporal steps on the numerical dispersion are investigated. It is found tha...

Realistic high frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR) targets are investigated numerically in terms of electromagnetic wave – target interactions. Radar cross sections (RCS) of these targets are simulated via both the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and the Method of Moments (MoM). The virtual RCS prediction tool that was introduced in previous work is used for these investigations. T...

The Finite-Diierence Time Domain (FDTD) method has received considerable attention recently. The popularity of the FDTD method stems from the fact that it is not limited to a speciic geometry and it does not restrict the constitutive parameters of a scatterer. Furthermore, it provides a direct solution to problems with transient illumination, but can also be used for harmonic analysis. However,...

Modeling and simulation results of a system analysis of Ground Penetrating Radars (GPR) using Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) techniques are presented. Performance issues with GPRs need to be isolated in order to optimize of the radar’s ability to detect and identify buried objects. Using a system engineering approach, FDTD models were used to characterize the variables associated with the...