Bistatic scattering from a three-dimensional object above a two-dimensional randomly rough surface modeled with the parallel FDTD approach
JOSA A, Vol. 26, Issue 11, pp. 2383-2392 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.26.002383
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Abstract
We present an investigation of the electromagnetic scattering from a three-dimensional (3-D) object above a two-dimensional (2-D) randomly rough surface. A Message Passing Interface-based parallel finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) approach is used, and the uniaxial perfectly matched layer (UPML) medium is adopted for truncation of the FDTD lattices, in which the finite-difference equations can be used for the total computation domain by properly choosing the uniaxial parameters. This makes the parallel FDTD algorithm easier to implement. The parallel performance with different number of processors is illustrated for one rough surface realization and shows that the computation time of our parallel FDTD algorithm is dramatically reduced relative to a single-processor implementation. Finally, the composite scattering coefficients versus scattered and azimuthal angle are presented and analyzed for different conditions, including the surface roughness, the dielectric constants, the polarization, and the size of the 3-D object.
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OCIS Codes
(280.0280) Remote sensing and sensors : Remote sensing and sensors
(290.5880) Scattering : Scattering, rough surfaces
ToC Category:
Scattering
History
Original Manuscript: February 17, 2009
Revised Manuscript: September 14, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: September 16, 2009
Published: October 15, 2009
Citation
L.-X. Guo, J. Li, and H. Zeng, "Bistatic scattering from a three-dimensional object above a two-dimensional randomly rough surface modeled with the parallel FDTD approach," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 26, 2383-2392 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-26-11-2383
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