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FDTD simulation of lossless metals

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Hi everyone,

I want to simulate waveguides made up of lossless metals. For such structures, metal's refractive index is purely imaginary. What implication does it have for courant factor? We know that S <= min(n)/sqrt(#dimensions). Since minimum refractive index in my simulation is now zero, does this mean that FDTD is incapable of handling this object?

Thanks.
 

All FDTD software that I know supports lossless metal (perfect conductor). No problem.
 

What you model is the medium (air). The waveguide forms the boundary.
 

shakeebh said:
Hi everyone,

I want to simulate waveguides made up of lossless metals. For such structures, metal's refractive index is purely imaginary. What implication does it have for courant factor? We know that S <= min(n)/sqrt(#dimensions). Since minimum refractive index in my simulation is now zero, does this mean that FDTD is incapable of handling this object?

Thanks.
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No. FDTD can handle most materials. But your 'lossless metal' confuses me a bit.
Can you translate it into 'normal' FDTD terms. Do you mean negative permittivity?
At a fixed frequency? Then the normal method would be to set up a dispersive model
for these parameters and then use ADE or (PL)RC to model such materials
 

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