Nonuniform metasurface analysis in FDTD Based on Susceptibility GSTCs

TL;DR

This paper introduces an accelerated FDTD analysis method for non-uniform metasurfaces using susceptibility GSTCs, enabling efficient modeling of complex metasurface behaviors in electromagnetic simulations.

Contribution

It presents a novel approach combining susceptibility GSTCs with FDTD for faster analysis of non-uniform metasurfaces, especially below resonance frequencies.

Findings

Accelerated analysis method for non-uniform metasurfaces.

Modeling of susceptibilities from scattering coefficients.

Simulation of susceptibility-based metasurfaces in 3D FDTD.

Abstract

An accelerated analysis method for non-uniform metasurfaces in FDTD is presented for the first time. The non-uniform metasurfaces are modeled by a distribution of susceptibilities, homogenized parameters. Those susceptibilities are calculated from scattering coefficients of each elements based on Generalized Sheet Transition Conditions (GSTCs). Next, susceptibility modeled metasurface is simulated in 3D FDTD in a form of surface polarization currents. For simplicity, this paper only consider frequencies well below resonance, where the susceptibility is an approximate constant.