An FDTD/Ray-tracing analysis method for wave penetration through inhomogeneous walls

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1598-1604

  Wang, Ying ^a   Chaudhuri, Sujeet K ^a   Safavi Naeini, Safieddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) analysis; Indoor radio; Ray tracing

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIO SYSTEMS; RADIO TRANSMITTERS; RAY TRACING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; INDOOR RADIO; WAVE PENETRATION;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036879613     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2002.802157     Document Type: Article

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