Analysis of Moving Dielectric Half-space with Oblique Plane Wave Incidence Using the Finite Difference Time Domain Method
Mohammad Marvasti, Halim Boutayeb
Abstract
We propose an original and detailed investigation of a moving dielectric half-space with oblique plane wave incidence, by using the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method. In our FDTD program, movements are implemented by changing positions of the interfaces at different time instants, through the classical FDTD time loop. With this "brute-force" approach, time is implicitly absolute, and Voigt-Lorentz transformations are not implemented. This technique is suitable for nonrelativistic electromagnetic problems with moving bodies, thus for most encountered electromagnetic problems. We analyze the transmitted and reflected waves, for different speeds, different refractive indices, and different incidence angles. Based on the obtained results, we derive several analytical formulas for the reflection coefficients, transmission coefficients, Doppler frequency shifts, and angles of transmission and reflection. These formulas are validated by full-wave electromagnetic simulations and are in agreement with the literature. The electric field distribution obtained at time instants is also studied.