To-Average or Not-to-Average in FDTD Modeling of Dielectric Interfaces
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To-Average or Not-to-Average in FDTD Modeling of Dielectric InterfacesAbstract
Accurate Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) modeling of localized electromagnetic sources such as cellular telephones near the human body requires very precise modeling of the location of these devices. This paper discusses the effective location of near field sources when dielectric interface cells are made up of either averaged or unaveraged dielectric properties. It is shown that either method can accurately define the proximity between source and dielectric, but that the effective location differs by half an FDTD cell in the two methods.
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