A Finite-Difference Time-Domain Algorithm Optimized for Arbitrary Propagation Angles

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2456-2463

  Wang, Shumin ^a   Teixeira, Fernando L ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Numerical dispersion; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

TIME-DOMAIN ALGORITHMS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 0013032705     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.816642     Document Type: Article

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