Title :
Angora: A Free Software Package for Finite-Difference Time-Domain Electromagnetic Simulation
Author :
Capoglu, Ilker R. ; Taflove, Allen ; Backman, Vadim
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Angora is a free, open-source software package implementing the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Method. This article explains how to access and use Angora, and introduces its features. Examples of its configuration and use are given. These include treatment of planar stratified and random materials, the creation of current sources and incident beams, near-field-to-far-field transformation, optical imaging and nano-optics, and the recording of fields.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave propagation; finite difference time-domain analysis; nanophotonics; parallel algorithms; public domain software; software packages; Angora; FDTD method; field recording; finite-difference time-domain electromagnetic simulation; free open-source software package; incident beams; nanooptics; near-field-to-far-field transformation; optical imaging; random materials; Finite difference methods; Manuals; Materials; Open source software; Time-domain analysis; Web sites; FDTD; Open source software; finite difference methods; optical imaging; parallel algorithms; time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2013.6645144
