Modeling of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Printed Circuit Board and Related StructuresTable of Contents COPYRIGHT PAGE DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DEDICATION ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THESIS 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Introduction Numerical Method of Choice Scope of Thesis General Overview of the Content ii iii iv v vi vii xi xvi 1 1 CHAPTER 2: A BRIEF REVIEW OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIMEDOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD 11 vii 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Introduction Differentiation and Finite-Difference Operators Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Schemes in One Dimension Characteristics of FDTD Schemes Other FDTD Schemes Further Remarks 11 CHAPTER 3: THE YEE’S FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) SCHEME FOR MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Introduction Maxwell’s Equation and Initial Value Problem Yee’s FDTD Formulation……