A compact two-dimensional(2-D)finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method is proposed to calculate the resonant frequencies and quality factors of a partially loaded cavity that is uniform in the𝑧-direction and ...A compact two-dimensional(2-D)finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method is proposed to calculate the resonant frequencies and quality factors of a partially loaded cavity that is uniform in the𝑧-direction and has an arbitrary cross section in the𝑥x–y𝑦plane.With the description of𝑧dependence by𝑘z,the three-dimensional(3-D)problem can be transformed into a 2-D problem.Therefore,less memory and CPU time are required as compared to the conventional 3-D FDTD method.Three representative examples,a half-loaded rectangular cavity,an inhomogeneous cylindrical cavity and a cubic cavity loaded with dielectric post,are presented to validate the utility and efficiency of the proposed method.展开更多
基金by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50734007.
文摘A compact two-dimensional(2-D)finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method is proposed to calculate the resonant frequencies and quality factors of a partially loaded cavity that is uniform in the𝑧-direction and has an arbitrary cross section in the𝑥x–y𝑦plane.With the description of𝑧dependence by𝑘z,the three-dimensional(3-D)problem can be transformed into a 2-D problem.Therefore,less memory and CPU time are required as compared to the conventional 3-D FDTD method.Three representative examples,a half-loaded rectangular cavity,an inhomogeneous cylindrical cavity and a cubic cavity loaded with dielectric post,are presented to validate the utility and efficiency of the proposed method.