Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) or Yee's method (named after the Chinese American applied mathematician Kane S. Yee, born 1934) is a numerical analysis technique used for …

Jan 23, 2024 · The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is a 3D full-wave electromagnetic solver commonly used for modeling nanophotonic devices, processes, and …

The theory on the basis of the FDTD method is simple. To solve an electromagnetic problem, the idea is to simply discretize, both in time and space, the Maxwell’s equations with central …

Later we will discuss numeric solutions to electromagnetic problems which are based on the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The FDTD method makes approximations that force …

You will learn the fundamental concepts behind electromagnetic simulation, the common sources of errors in FDTD simulations, and many advanced topics worth considering when you set up …

FDTD 101: Lecture 4 - Prelude to Integrated Photonics Simulation: Mode Injection 5

Oct 5, 2023 · The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is a widespread numerical tool for full-wave analysis of electromagnetic fields in complex media and for detailed geometries.

FDTDX is an efficient open-source Python package for the simulation and design of three-dimensional photonic nanostructures using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method.

Mar 19, 2025 · FDTD is the application of finite differences to Maxwell’s equations, in a second order, stable, staggered-grid approach for electric and magnetic fields. The method was …

In general, float64 precision is always preferred over float32 for FDTD simulations, however, float32 might give a significant performance boost. The cuda backends are only available for …