An FDTD algorithm for wave propagation in dispersive media using higher-order schemes

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1171-1194

  Prokopidis, Konstantinos P ^a   Kosmidou, Elissavet P ^a   Tsiboukis, Theodoros D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBYE MEDIUM; DISPERSIVE MEDIA; HIGHER-ORDER SCHEMES; NUMERICAL DISPERSION;

ALGORITHMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 4444252093     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1569393042955306     Document Type: Article

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