Since its first introduction in 1966, the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method has been widely used as a tool for solving complex electromagnetic problems. For FDTD, Maxwell’s equations are ...

Developed a CUDA version of the FDTD method and achieved a speedup 40x. Implemented on a NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 GPU, which has 192 SPs, 1GB global memory, and a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) methods have become a cornerstone in the numerical solution of Maxwell’s equations, enabling detailed electromagnetic analysis across a wide range of applications.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Introduction to the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method in numerical modeling of electromagnetic and optical wave interactions with engineering structures. Topics: finite ...

The simulation of electromagnetic phenomena has witnessed a rapid evolution through time-domain methods, which provide versatile frameworks for solving Maxwell’s equations in complex materials and ...

Allen Taflove, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northwestern Engineering who conducted pioneering work in the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, passed away at age 71 on ...