This
extensively revised and expanded third edition of the Artech House bestseller,
Computational Electrodynamics: The
Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, offers you the most up-to-date and
definitive resource on this critical method for solving Maxwell’s
equations.
There has been considerable
advancement in FDTD computational technology over the past few years, and this
new edition brings you the very latest details with four new invited chapters
on advanced techniques for PSTD, unconditional stability, provably stable
FDTD-FETD hybrids, and hardware acceleration. Moreover, you find many
completely new sections throughout the book, including major updates on
convolutional PML ABCs; dispersive, nonlinear, classical-gain, and quantum-gain
materials; and micro-, nano-, and bio- photonics.
This single resource provides complete guidance on FDTD
techniques and applications, from basic concepts, to the current
state-of-the-art. It enables you to more efficiently and effectively design and
analyze key electronics and photonics technologies, including wireless
communications devices, high-speed digital and microwave circuits, and
integrated optics. You find sample FDTD codes written in Matlab®
that serve as a self-guided refresher, and examples of how to use the FDTD
method on a wide range of projects in the field. What’s more, to supplement the third edition, the authors and
publisher have created a Website where you can find solutions to the problems,
sample FDTD PML codes, text updates/errata, and downloadable color graphics and
videos. Consequently, this new edition is the ideal textbook for both a
senior-year undergraduate elective course and a graduate course in
computational electrodynamics.
Supplementary Material
Click here to download the book's errata sheet.
Click here for Allen Taflove's web page at Northwestern University.
Click here for Susan Hagness's web page at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Call 781-619-1913, email cstanfa@artechhouse.com, or fax to 781-769-6334 for access to the book's solutions files. Please have proof of purchase ready.
Click here for the book's MATLAB files and 3-D Fortran 90 CPML code.
For the solutions, you will first need to fax your request to Chris Stanfa at 781-769-6334 on your departmental letterhead. The solutions files are reserved for instructors only.
"The third edition of this book follows in the footsteps of previous editions, in providing a comprehensive reference both for the basic Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method, and also for many of the major enhancements that have been developed over the last decades. In view of the huge number of publications that exist, and the large and increasing number of people who are working on developing and efficiently applying FDTD algorithms, such a reference is invaluable. It is an ideal starting point for beginners in the FDTD method, as well as a handy reference for more experienced practitioners. To sum up, this book is an invaluable reference for FDTD practitioners and researchers, and for graduate and final-year undergraduate students who are starting out on an FDTD-based project. It contains all the information that can be expected in a book of this type given the rate at which research is taking place, and much new material has been added over and above that which was in the previous edition.";
---IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, October 2005
"Overall, I find this to be a wonderful book, both as a learning resource and a reference. The treatment of fundamental concepts and developments in the first half of the book are detailed and easy to follow. The second half of the book detailing applications and recent developments is a good ready reference, and in general the references at the end of each chapter provide good guidance on exploring a topic in more detail.”
---EMC Newsletter, October 2005
Dr. Allen Taflove has pioneered the finite-difference time-domain
method since 1972, and is a leading authority in the field of computational
electrodynamics.
He is a professor at
Northwestern University, where he also received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees.
A Fellow of IEEE, Dr. Taflove
is listed on
ISIHighlyCited.comSM
as one of the most-cited researchers in the world.
Dr. Susan Hagness is a professor at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. She received her
B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University. A senior member of IEEE, Dr. Hagness has received many awards and
recognitions including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and
Engineers and the MIT TR100 award as one of the top 100 young innovators in the
world.