Analytical derivation of a conformal perfectly matched absorber for electromagnetic waves

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 231-236

  Teixeira, F L ^a   Chew, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbing boundary condition; Absorbing media; Electromagnetic scattering

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

CONFORMAL PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYER (PML);

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION;

EID: 0032025544     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(199803)17:4<231::AID-MOP3>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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