Staircasing Errors in FDTD at an Air-Dielectric Interface

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 444-446

  Akyurtlu, A ^a   Werner, D H ^a   Veremey, V ^a   Steich, D J ^b   Aydin, K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air dielectric interface; FDTD; staircasing errors

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE INTERFACES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD; STAIRCASING ERRORS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 0033332438     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.808028     Document Type: Article

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