Accuracy assessment of the soft source implementation for a dipole in FD-FDTD for UWB systems

Author

Costen, Fumie ; Bérenger, Jean-Pierre ; Brown, Anthony

Author_Institution

Univ. of Manchester, Manchester

fYear

2007

fDate

9-15 June 2007

Firstpage

1661

Lastpage

1664

Abstract

This paper first reviews the implementation of FD-FDTD applying the first order Debye model for UWB systems. Based on the well-known solution for a dipole in free space for continuous wave, the analytical solution for the dipole as a soft source in the frequency dependent media is proposed. The analytical solution is used in proposing the method for the accuracy assessment of soft sources utilising the whole waveforms. The accuracy assessment method is demonstrated using a modulated Gaussian pulse excitation and reveals the influence of the simulation parameters to the accuracy of the source implementation.

Keywords

Gaussian processes; finite difference time-domain analysis; ultra wideband communication; Debye model; Gaussian pulse excitation; UWB systems; accuracy assessment; finite difference time domain; soft source implementation; Electromagnetic propagation; Finite difference methods; Frequency dependence; Humans; Numerical simulation; Permittivity; Propagation losses; Pulse modulation; Tellurium; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0877-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0878-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2007.4395831

Filename

4395831