Guided mode resonances (GMRs) and bounded states in the continuum (BICs), both
supported by dielectric gratings, can realize ultrahigh Q-factors and strong localized field …

Effective permittivities for the two-dimensional Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD)
method are derived using a contour path approach that accounts for the boundary …

A total-field/scattered-field (TF/SF) plane-wave source is developed for the finite-difference
time-domain analysis of general (possibly lossy) planar layered media. A 1-D auxiliary grid …

Logging-while-drilling (LWD) borehole sensors are used to provide real-time resistivity data
of adjacent earth formations for hydrocarbon exploration. This allows for a proactive …

The purpose of this note… is to sort out my own thoughts… and to solicit ideas from others.
Lloyd N. Trefethen Three mysteries of Gaussian elimination Since 2008, when the first …

A conformal dispersive finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is developed for the
study of one-dimensional (1-D) plasmonic waveguides formed by an array of periodic infinite …

This paper presents a novel homogenization technique to retrieve the effective permittivity of
an interconnect embedded in inhomogeneous dielectrics, with an arbitrary number of …

The insatiable demand to optimize and engineer new functionalities in electromagnetic
devices has risen their geometrical complexity to unprecedented levels. This usually results …

Backward-wave (BW) materials that have simultaneously negative real parts of their electric
permittivity and magnetic permeability can support waves where phase and power …

The unconditionally stable multiple one-dimensional alternating direction implicit finite-
difference time-domain (M1-D ADI-FDTD) method for coupled transmission lines is …