Authors’ Online Seminar – IEEE Journal on Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Techniques
This seminar is based on the paper “A Hybrid EM/QM Framework Based on the ADHIE-FDTD Method for the Modeling of Nanowires“, IEEE J-MMCT, vol. 7, 2022, pp. 236-251, coauthored by Pieter Decleer and Dries Vande Ginste. The paper won the Best Paper Award for papers published in IEEE J-MMCT in years 2021-2022. In the seminar […]
Analysis of Electronic Waveguide Bends in Graphene Subject to Dirac Point Fluctuations
Various optics-inspired electronic devices based on graphene have been proposed, owing to the linear dispersion relation of the charge carriers. In this contribution, the waveguide bend is examined by means of a higher-order time-domain method for the (2+1)D Dirac equation and it is demonstrated that, because of the peculiar properties of graphene, sharp waveguide bends […]
Analysis and Application of a Surface Admittance Operator for Combined Magnetic and Dielectric Contrast in Emerging Interconnect Topologies
This article presents a novel method to accurately simulate electromagnetic scattering at homogeneous polygonal cylinders with arbitrary material properties. A single source equivalence approach is invoked, allowing to substitute the background medium for the inner material of the scatterer, provided an equivalent surface current density is introduced. We construct the pertinent differential surface admittance operator […]
A conservative fourth-order real space method for the (2+1)D Dirac equation
Modelling the time-dependent (2+1)D Dirac equation has recently gained importance since this equation effectively describes multiple condensed matter systems. To avoid the large dispersion errors of second-order real space schemes, a highly accurate method is presented here instead. The method utilises a fourth-order central difference on a staggered grid and an explicit symplectic Partitioned Runge–Kutta […]
Conservative Second-Order Accurate Finite-Difference Scheme for the Coupled Maxwell-Dirac Equations
The recent development of nanoelectronic devices that incorporate Dirac materials has highly increased the need for adequate simulation and modelling tools. This paper introduces an accurate, multiphysics finite-difference time-domain method to solve the pertinent Maxwell-Dirac equations. The stability criterion for the Dirac equation with electromagnetic fields is derived, which reduces to the Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy condition in the […]
Spherical Fourier-Transform-Based Real-Time Near-Field Shaping and Focusing in Beyond-5G Networks
For ultra-reliable high-data-rate communication, the beyond fifth generation (B5G) and the sixth generation (6G) wireless networks will heavily rely on beamforming, with mobile users often located in the radiative near-field of large antenna systems. Therefore, a novel approach to shape both the amplitude and phase of the electric near-field of any general antenna array topology […]
A Two-Step Approach for the Analysis of Bulk Current Injection Setups Involving Multiwire Bundles
In this work, a two-step procedure to predict maximum(worst-case scenario) and minimum (best-case scenario) noise levels induced by bulk current injection (BCI) at the terminal sections of awiring harness is presented.To this end, common mode (CM) and differential mode (DM) quantities are introduced by a suitable modal transformation, and equivalent modal circuits are derived, where […]
Construction of the differential surface admittance operator with an extended Fokas method for electromagnetic scattering at polygonal objects with arbitrary material parameters
This article presents a novel method to accurately simulate electromagnetic scattering at homogeneous polygonal cylinders with arbitrary material properties. A single source equivalence approach is invoked, allowing to substitute the background medium for the inner material of the scatterer, provided an equivalent surface current density is introduced. We construct the pertinent differential surface admittance operator […]
Interconnect Modeling using a Surface Admittance Operator Derived with the Fokas Method
In this contribution, we propose a novel approach to rigorously model interconnect structures with an arbitrary convex polygonal cross-section and general, piecewise homogeneous, material parameters. A full-wave boundary integral equation formulation is combined with a differential surface admittance approach, invoking an extended form of the numerically fast Fokas method to construct the pertinent operator. Several […]
A Hybrid EM/QM Framework Based on the ADHIE-FDTD Method for the Modeling of Nanowires
A new modeling formalism to compute the time-dependent behavior of combined electromagnetic (EM) and quantum mechanical (QM) systems is proposed. The method is geared towards highly multiscale geometries, which is vital for the future design of nanoelectronic devices. The advocated multiphysics modeling formalism leverages the alternating-direction hybrid implicit-explicit (ADHIE) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for the […]