Title :
An improved impedance-boundary algorithm for Fourier split-step solutions of the parabolic wave equation
Author :
Dockery, G. Daniel ; Kuttler, James R.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
fDate :
12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new implementation of the previously published mixed Fourier transform (MFT) method for including impedance boundaries in split-step parabolic equation solutions is described and demonstrated. The new algorithm is formulated entirely in the discrete domain which results in extended applicability and increased computation speed. A brief review of the original MFT solution is followed by a detailed description of the discrete formulation. The performance of the new algorithm is then demonstrated with a few examples which rely heavily on the accuracy of the impedance boundary. These examples include 10 MHz surface wave propagation over smooth and rough sea surfaces and 10 GHz calculations utilizing an effective rough surface impedance
Keywords :
Fourier transforms; HF radio propagation; computational complexity; discrete systems; electric impedance; microwave propagation; parabolic equations; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; wave equations; 10 GHz; 10 MHz; 10 MHz surface wave propagation; Fourier split-step solutions; computation speed; discrete domain; effective rough surface impedance; improved impedance-boundary algorithm; parabolic wave equation; performance; rough sea surfaces; smooth sea surfaces; Electromagnetic propagation; Fourier transforms; Optical surface waves; Partial differential equations; Robustness; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface impedance; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
