Contour-path effective permittivities for the two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method Export

@article{citeulike:6080319, abstract = {Effective permittivities for the two-dimensional Finite- Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method are derived using a contour path approach that accounts for the boundary conditions of the electromagnetic field at dielectric interfaces. A phenomenological formula for the effective permittivities is also proposed as an effective and simpler alternative to the previous result. Our schemes are validated using Mie theory for the scattering of a dielectric cylinder and they are compared to the usual staircase and the widely used volume-average approximations. Significant improvements in terms of accuracy and error fluctuations are demonstrated, especially in the calculation of resonances.}, author = {Mohammadi, Ahmad and Nadgaran, Hamid and Agio, Mario}, citeulike-article-id = {6080319}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.010367}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=86480}, day = {12}, doi = {10.1364/OPEX.13.010367}, journal = {Opt. Express}, keywords = {fdtd}, month = {December}, number = {25}, pages = {10367--10381}, posted-at = {2009-11-06 09:50:54}, priority = {2}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Contour-path effective permittivities for the two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.010367}, volume = {13}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6080319 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6080319 N2 - Effective permittivities for the two-dimensional Finite- Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method are derived using a contour path approach that accounts for the boundary conditions of the electromagnetic field at dielectric interfaces. A phenomenological formula for the effective permittivities is also proposed as an effective and simpler alternative to the previous result. Our schemes are validated using Mie theory for the scattering of a dielectric cylinder and they are compared to the usual staircase and the widely used volume-average approximations. Significant improvements in terms of accuracy and error fluctuations are demonstrated, especially in the calculation of resonances. IS - 25 JF - Opt. Express EP - 10381 TI - Contour-path effective permittivities for the two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method PB - OSA VL - 13 SP - 10367 KW - fdtd AU - Mohammadi, Ahmad AU - Nadgaran, Hamid AU - Agio, Mario PY - 2005/12/12/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.010367 ER -