FDTD
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What is FDTD?
FDTD, or Finite-Difference Time-Domain, is a numerical technique used for modeling computational electrodynamics. It is a time-domain method, meaning it calculates the electric and magnetic fields at discrete points in space and time. It is commonly used to simulate the propagation of electromagnetic waves through various materials and structures, finding applications in antenna design, microwave engineering, and optics.
What other technologies are related to FDTD?
FDTD Competitor Technologies
RCWA
Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis is another computational electromagnetics method, typically used for periodic structures. It can be seen as a competitor to FDTD, although with different strengths and weaknesses.
Lumerical
Lumerical provides commercial FDTD solvers. It is a direct competitor as it offers alternative software for performing similar simulations.
FEM
Finite Element Method is a numerical technique for solving differential equations, often used in electromagnetics. It is a competitor to FDTD, although with different strengths and weaknesses making it suitable for different applications.
COMSOL
COMSOL is a multiphysics simulation software that includes an FEM solver for electromagnetics, competing with FDTD.
MOM
Method of Moments is a numerical technique particularly well-suited for radiation and scattering problems. In electromagnetics, it is another competitor to FDTD.
HFSS
HFSS is a commercial FEM solver used for high-frequency electromagnetics simulations, and can be used for simulating structures that are also simulated with FDTD.
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FDTD Complementary Technologies
MATLAB
MATLAB can be used for pre- and post-processing of FDTD simulation data, as well as for implementing custom FDTD codes or analyzing results. It complements FDTD workflows.
Python
Python is a versatile scripting language. It can be used for scripting FDTD simulations, analyzing results, and automating workflows. It is complementary.
C++
C++ can be used to write efficient FDTD simulation codes or custom modules for existing FDTD software. Many commercial FDTD tools use C++ in the backend. Thus it is complementary.
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Which job functions commonly mention FDTD?
Optical Engineer
1.2% of all Optical Engineer jobs mention FDTD
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Physicist
0.2% of all Physicist jobs mention FDTD
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Research Scientist
0.1% of all Research Scientist jobs mention FDTD
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Researcher
103 Researcher jobs mention FDTD
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Engineer
415 Engineer jobs mention FDTD
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