Dispersion-Compensation Techniques for the PSTD Algorithm

In this paper, simple modifications to the pseudospectral time-domain (PSTD) algorithm that offer dispersion compensation are presented. In a homogeneous lossless medium, the compensation offers an exact solution for one-dimensional (1D) propagation. For 2D and 3D propagation, the proposed method can compensate dispersion for a central frequency in any direction. The techniques are then extended to inhomogeneous materials containing piecewise constant electromagnetic properties and are shown to offer dispersion compensation. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 42: 357–361, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20304