Perfectly matched layers (PMLs) play an important role in the FDTD method for simulation of the open space problems. PML is a special anisotropic absorbing material located outside the computational domain.

Chapter Contents:

• 3.1 Field Update Equations in CPML Layers
• 3.2 CPML SSE Code Implementation
• References

Inspec keywords: anisotropic media; finite difference time-domain analysis; computational geometry; inhomogeneous media

Other keywords: special anisotropic absorbing material; simulation; PML acceleration techniques; open space problems; perfectly matched layers; computational domain; FDTD method

Subjects: Graphics techniques; Other numerical methods; Computational geometry