Propagation in linear dispersive media: finite difference time-domain methodologies

Finite difference time-domain (FDTD) methodologies are presented for electromagnetic wave propagation in two different kinds of linear dispersive media: an Nth order Lorentz and an Mth order Debye medium. The temporal discretization is accomplished by invoking the central difference approximation for the temporal derivatives that appear in the first-order differential equations. From this, the final equations are temporally advanced using the classical leapfrog method. One-dimensional scattering from a dielectric slab is chosen for a test case. Provided that the maximum operating frequency times the time step is small and that the wave is adequately resolved in space, as shown in the error analysis, the agreement between the computed and exact solutions will be excellent. The attached data, which are associated with the four pole Lorentz dielectric and the five pole Debye medium, verify this assertion. >

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