Implementation and application of resistive sheet boundary condition in the finite-difference time-domain method (EM scattering)

Use of a resistive sheet boundary condition in the finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) analysis of scattering problems involving a resistively coated dielectric object is described. An algorithm is introduced through an analysis of E-polarized scattering from a thin resistive strip. For a given resistance, numerical experiments indicate that algorithm stability is ensured for time sampling intervals chosen according to a specific criterion. Validity of the resultant FDTD method is verified in a comparison of computed E-polarized scattering data for several resistive strips with existing data. Results on the E-polarized scattering behaviour of a resistively coated dielectric strip as a function of surface resistances and angle of incidence are also presented. Extension to the H-polarized case and application of the present method to pulsed problems are briefly discussed. >

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