ITRI-NTU 3D-FDTD

3D-FDTD is named from three dimensional finite difference time domain method. This program models computational electrodynamics which is refer to the book Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, Third Edition, by Allen Taflove.

Input file 1: parameters assigned command

Be careful: Although most sequences of functions are not important, the function $NumberofObject MUST appear before the function $MaterialStructure and $MaterialParameter.

Files setting

$SParameterDirectory

$OutputDirectory

$OutputName

$OutputMaxReflection

Time setting

$TimeStep

$OutputStep

Space setting

$SpaceRegion

$CellNumber

$Deltaxyz

$BCsetting

$PMLlayer

Source setting

$SourceType

$SourcePosition

$SourceFrequency

Material setting

$NumberofObject

$MaterialStructure

$MaterialParameter

Input file 2: parameters assigned command

Note: You can run the FDTD program WITHOUT the input file 2. However, if using this, you should really know the meaning of each function and parameter; otherwise, the program may not execute correctly as you change any default parameter.

$SaveType

$CourantFactor

$Backgroundparameter

$CPML_m

$CPML_max_kapa

$CPML_ma

$CPML_max_a

$CPML_ratio_maxsigma

$IncCPMLpar

$Output1Dincident

The format of output files

These pages present text format. XX means it could be Ex, Ey, Ez, Hx, Hy, or Hz. And n represents the time step.

Setting results

.gn

.ind

.XX.ps

.fld.par

.pml.par

.typ.par

.so.time

.so.freq

Results at certain time step (n)

.step-n.XX.dat

.step-n.inc.dat

.refl