• DocumentCode
    1624142
  • Title

    The dispersion characteristics of the FD-TD method

  • Author

    Choi, Dennis H. ; Roy, Jasmin E.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Regina Univ., Sask., Canada
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Abstract
    The numerical phase and group velocity characteristics of the three-dimensional FDTD (finite-difference time-domain) algorithm are derived from the dispersion relation for wave propagation in the TEM, TE, or TM mode. From these dispersion characteristics, numerical errors due to dispersion can be easily assessed and would be used in determining the mesh size and the stability factor in order to minimize such errors.<>
  • Keywords
    difference equations; dispersion (wave); electromagnetic wave propagation; time-domain analysis; TE mode; TEM mode; TM mode; dispersion characteristics; dispersion relation; finite difference time domain algorithm; group velocity characteristics; mesh size; numerical errors; numerical phase characteristics; stability factor; wave propagation; Councils; Cutoff frequency; Dispersion; Finite difference methods; Mesh networks; Rectangular waveguides; Scattering parameters; Stability; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1989.134602
  • Filename
    134602