Broadband solutions of potential integral equations with NSPWMLFMA

2019-06
Khalichi, Bahram
Ergül, Özgür Salih
Ertürk, Vakur B.
In this communication, a mixed-form multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA) is combined with the recently introduced potential integral equations (PIEs), also called as the A-phi system, to obtain an efficient and accurate broadband solver that can be used for the solution of electromagnetic scattering from perfectly conducting surfaces over a wide frequency range including low frequencies. The mixed-form MLFMA uses the nondirective stable planewave MLFMA (NSPWMLFMA) at low frequencies and the conventional MLFMA at middle/ high frequencies. Various numerical examples are presented to assess the validity, efficiency, and accuracy of the developed solver.
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

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Citation Formats
B. Khalichi, Ö. S. Ergül, and V. B. Ertürk, “Broadband solutions of potential integral equations with NSPWMLFMA,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, pp. 4307–4312, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2019.2905965.