FDTD analysis of electromagnetic wave radiation from systems containing horn antennas

The application of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to various radiating structures is considered. These structures include two- and three-dimensional waveguides, flared horns, a two-dimensional parabolic reflector, and a two-dimensional hyperthermia application. Numerical results for the horns, waveguides, and parabolic reflectors are compared with results from using the method of moments (MM). The results for the hyperthermia application are shown as extensions of the previously validated models. This new application of the FDTD method is shown to be useful when other numerical or analytic methods cannot be applied.>