Introduction to the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Method for Electromagnetics

Introduction to the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Method for Electromagnetics provides a comprehensive tutorial of the most widely used method for solving Maxwell's equations -- the Finite Difference Time-Domain Method. This book is an essential guide for students, researchers, and professional engineers who want to gain a fundamental knowledge of the FDTD method. It can accompany an undergraduate or entry-level graduate course or be used for self-study. The book provides all the background required to either research or apply the FDTD method for the solution of Maxwell's equations to practical problems in engineering and science. Introduction to the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Method for Electromagnetics guides the reader through the foundational theory of the FDTD method starting with the one-dimensional transmission-line problem and then progressing to the solution of Maxwell's equations in three dimensions. It also provides step by step guides to modeling physical sources, lumped-circuit components, absorbing boundary conditions, perfectly matched layer absorbers, and sub-cell structures. Post processing methods such as network parameter extraction and far-field transformations are also detailed. Efficient implementations of the FDTD method in a high level language are also provided. Table of Contents: Introduction / 1D FDTD Modeling of the Transmission Line Equations / Yee Algorithm for Maxwell's Equations / Source Excitations / Absorbing Boundary Conditions / The Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) Absorbing Medium / Subcell Modeling / Post Processing

Stephen D. Gedney is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, where he has been since 1991. He was named the Reese Terry Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky in 2002. He received the B.Eng.-Honors degree from McGill University, Montreal, Q.C., in 1985, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign, IL, in 1987 and 1991, respectively. He has been a NASA/ASEE Faculty Fellow with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. He has also served as a visiting research engineer with the Hughes Research Labs (now HRL laboratories) in Malibu, CA, and Alpha Omega Electromagnetics, Ellicott City,MD. He is also the recipient of the Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Teacher Award. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. Prof. Gedney's research is in the area of computational electromagnetics with focus on the finite-difference time-domain, discontinuous Galerkin time-domain methods, high-order solution algorithms, fast solver technology, and parallel algorithms. His research has focused on applications in the areas of electromagnetic scattering and microwave circuit modeling and design. He has published over 150 articles in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings and has contributed to a number of books in the field of computational electromagnetics.