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In this paper, we present an extension of the 3-D FDTD method based on D, E, B and H fields to handle arbitrary anisotropic media characterized by both a permittivity and a permeability tensors. This analysis was not possible for many FDTD simulators due to the lack of convenient absorbing boundary conditions (ABCs). Using the FDTD Method with Generalized Materialindependent perfectly matched-Layer (GMIPLM) ABCs, based on the unsplit formulation, the behavior of the characteristics of microstrip structures printed on general anisotropic dielectric substrates is studied as a function of the optical axis rotation angle of this substrate.
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Essaaidi, M., El Mrabet, O. (2002). Dielectric Substrates Anisotropy Effects on the Characteristics of Microstrip Structures. In: Zouhdi, S., Sihvola, A., Arsalane, M. (eds) Advances in Electromagnetics of Complex Media and Metamaterials. NATO Science Series, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1067-2_27
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