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In FDTD simulations, the excitation sources can be divided into two categories: (i) the displacement-current source, which is generated by a time-varying electric field; (ii) the induced-current source, which exists in the lossy material. Currently, the latter source is the popular choice in most FDTD simulations. However, there are two problems with the use of this source: the time signal shape at the observation points is different from that of the input pulse, and an artificial DC component is introduced into the solution that prevents the solution from converging to zero. The objective of this paper is to investigate these excitation sources and to clarify some concepts in FDTD simulations. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 45: 203–207, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20770 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the hybrid implicit–explicit finite-difference time-domain (HIE-FDTD) algorithm for a two-dimensional (2D) TE wave is extended to a full three-dimensional (3D) wave. The weakly conditional stability is verified by numerical simulation results. Numerical formulations of the 3D HIE-FDTD method are presented and simulation results are compared to those using the conventional 3D finite-difference time-domain method. High computation efficiency is obtained by introducing an unequal space increment in different dimensions in the HIE-FDTD method. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 2291–2294, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21898 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]