An improved formalism for FDTD analysis of thin-slot problems by conformal mapping technique
Journal
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
9
Pages
2530-2533
Date Issued
2003-09
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Abstract
An improved expression of the thin-slot formalism has been proposed to alleviate the gridding of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) solution for electromagnetic problems involving narrow slots. By applying the conformal mapping technique, the varying field distribution near the slots is analytically derived and fully cast into a unit FDTD cell with effective permittivity and permeability. As a result, this formalism permits narrow slots to be modeled without reducing spatial grid size, even when the slot gap width is much smaller than a one space grid. The method has been applied to several transmission line problems and the results are compared with traditional FDTD and other thin-slot formalisms. It is verified that the proposed method is easy to implement, numerically efficient, and accurate.
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journal article