Nature

Finite-Difference Time-Domain Methods for Wave Propagation

Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) methods represent a cornerstone in the numerical simulation of wave propagation phenomena. These methods solve Maxwell’s equations directly in the time domain, ...
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Simulation and Numerical Modeling of a Rectangular Patch Antenna Using Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Method

Since its first introduction in 1966, the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method has been widely used as a tool for solving complex electromagnetic problems. For FDTD, Maxwell’s equations are ...
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Taflove Interviewed by Nature Photonics for his Groundbreaking Contributions in Computational Electromagnetics

Prof. Allen Taflove is featured in the most-recent issue of Nature Photonics (January 2015, Volume 9 No 1 pp1-72) for his pioneering work in computational electromagnetics, specifically the Finite ...
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Professor Allen Taflove Passes Away

Allen Taflove, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northwestern Engineering who conducted pioneering work in the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, passed away at age 71 on ...
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To Calculate Band Gap in Photonic Crystal in 2D using Finite Difference Time Domain Method

The band gap for 2D PhC with different modes and different lattice structures using FDTD has been computed. Three PBGs between the first and the second bands, between the second and the third bands ...
Nature

Finite-Difference Time-Domain Methods for Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Dispersive Media

Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) methods have long served as a workhorse for simulating electromagnetic wave propagation. In dispersive media, where material responses vary with frequency, the ...