Fast Calculation of Scattering in Planar Uniaxial Anisotropic Multilayers

Abstract

In this paper, the generalized recursive formulations of the finite difference time domain (FDTD) for updating the electric and magnetic fields in the multi-layer anisotropic media are derived with a uniaxial perfectly matched layer. The stability condition of the proposed method is clearly analyzed and verified. Then this method is used to calculate the three-dimensional complex scattering fields in planar multilayered anisotropic microstructures with optical axis perpendicular to the layered interface and the scattering fields of arbitrary shape scatters in the anisotropic layered structures. The electric field induced by the sine dipole source is calculated in the spatial domain and the corresponding spectral domain results are achieved through Fourier transform. The scattering field of composite materials with submillimeter thicknesses used in the industrial engineering is calculated using a terahertz wave with operation frequency of 0.3 THz. Robustness of the derived formulations for the complex uniaxial anisotropic media is verified by comparing with the COMSOL software, which is based on FEM analysis. The comparison of memory and CPU time shows the efficiency of the proposed FDTD method. Finally, the scattering fields of different scatters buried in multilayer anisotropic media are studied. So it is expected to become an effective simulation tool for dealing with complex electromagnetic environment in the future, such as abnormal detection of aircraft coating materials and detection of hidden target and so on.