A Frequency-Dependent Finite-Difference Time-Domain Formulation for Dispersive Materials

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 222-227

  Luebbers, Raymond ^a   Hunsberger, Forrest R ^a   Kunz, Karl S ^a   Standler, Ronald B ^a   Schneider, Michael ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANT Gmbh ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS--FOURIER TRANSFORMS;

AIR/WATER INTERFACE; DISPERSIVE MATERIALS; FDTD TECHNIQUE; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN TECHNIQUE; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT PERMEABILITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0025471155     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: 1558187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.57116     Document Type: Article

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