Comparison of the dispersion properties of several low-dispersion finite-difference time-domain algorithms

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 642-653

  Shlager, Kurt L ^a   Schneider, John B ^b  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) methods; Multiresolution time domain (MRTD); Numerical dispersion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

MULTIRESOLUTION TIME DOMAIN (MRTD) ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION;

EID: 0038719653     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.808532     Document Type: Article

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