Modeling of Electromagnetic Wa...

Modeling of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Printed Circuit Board and Related StructuresTable of Contents COPYRIGHT PAGE DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DEDICATION ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THESIS 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Introduction Numerical Method of Choice Scope of Thesis General Overview of the Content ii iii iv v vi vii xi xvi 1 1

CHAPTER 2: A BRIEF REVIEW OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIMEDOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD

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Introduction Differentiation and Finite-Difference Operators Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Schemes in One Dimension Characteristics of FDTD Schemes Other FDTD Schemes Further Remarks

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CHAPTER 3: THE YEE’S FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) SCHEME FOR MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Introduction Maxwell’s Equation and Initial Value Problem Yee’s FDTD Formulation