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Finite Element Time Domain Method for Photonics

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Time domain analysis of electromagnetics is currently dominated by the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. Current finite element (FE) counterparts of the FDTD method are slower in execution and hard to parallelise. This chapter presents a point matched finite element based method with dual perforated mesh system which allows faster execution time than the FDTD for equilateral elements.

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    S. M. Raiyan Kabir

  2. City, University of London, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom

    B. M. A. Rahman & A. Agrawal

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Raiyan Kabir, S.M., Rahman, B.M.A., Agrawal, A. (2017). Finite Element Time Domain Method for Photonics. In: Agrawal, A., Benson, T., De La Rue, R., Wurtz, G. (eds) Recent Trends in Computational Photonics. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 204. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55438-9_1

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