Near-field performance analysis of locally-conformal perfectly matched absorbers via Monte Carlo simulations

In the numerical solution of some boundary value problems by the finite element method (FEM), the unbounded domain must be truncated by an artificial absorbing boundary or layer to have a bounded computational domain. The perfectly matched layer (PML) approach is based on the truncation of the computational domain by a reflectionless artificial layer which absorbs outgoing waves regardless of their frequency and angle of incidence. In this paper, we present the near-field numerical performance analysis of our new PML approach, which we call as locally-conformal PML, using Monte Carlo simulations. The locally-conformal PML method is an easily implementable conformal PML implementation, to the problem of mesh truncation in the FEM. The most distinguished feature of the method is its simplicity and flexibility to design conformal PMLs over challenging geometries, especially those with curvature discontinuities, in a straightforward way without using artificial absorbers. The method is based on a special complex coordinate transformation which is ‘locally-defined’ for each point inside the PML region. The method can be implemented in an existing FEM software by just replacing the nodal coordinates inside the PML region by their complex counterparts obtained via complex coordinate transformation. We first introduce the analytical derivation of the locally-conformal PML method for the FEM solution of the two-dimensional scalar Helmholtz equation arising in the mathematical modeling of various steady-state (or, time-harmonic) wave phenomena. Then, we carry out its numerical performance analysis by means of some Monte Carlo simulations which consider both the problem of constructing the two-dimensional Green’s function, and some specific cases of electromagnetic scattering.     

3D quantum transport solver based on the perfectly matched layer and spectral element methods for the simulation of semiconductor nanodevices

A 3D quantum transport solver based on the spectral element method (SEM) and perfectly matched layer (PML) is introduced to solve the 3D Schrödinger equation with a tensor effective mass. In this solver, the influence of the environment is replaced with the artificial PML open boundary extended beyond the contact regions of the device. These contact regions are treated as waveguides with known incident waves from waveguide mode solutions. As the transmitted wave function is treated as a total wave, there is no need to decompose it into waveguide modes, thus significantly simplifying the problem in comparison with conventional open boundary conditions. The spectral element method leads to an exponentially improving accuracy with the increase in the polynomial order and sampling points. The PML region can be designed such that less than −100 dB outgoing waves are reflected by this artificial material. The computational efficiency of the SEM solver is demonstrated by comparing the numerical and analytical results from waveguide and plane-wave examples and its utility is illustrated by multiple-terminal devices and semiconductor nanotube devices.     

Near-field performance analysis of locally-conformal perfectly matched absorbers via Monte Carlo simulations

In the numerical solution of some boundary value problems by the finite element method (FEM), the unbounded domain must be truncated by an artificial absorbing boundary or layer to have a bounded computational domain. The perfectly matched layer (PML) approach is based on the truncation of the computational domain by a reflectionless artificial layer which absorbs outgoing waves regardless of their frequency and angle of incidence. In this paper, we present the near-field numerical performance analysis of our new PML approach, which we call as locally-conformal PML, using Monte Carlo simulations. The locally-conformal PML method is an easily implementable conformal PML implementation, to the problem of mesh truncation in the FEM. The most distinguished feature of the method is its simplicity and flexibility to design conformal PMLs over challenging geometries, especially those with curvature discontinuities, in a straightforward way without using artificial absorbers. The method is based on a special complex coordinate transformation which is ‘locally-defined’ for each point inside the PML region. The method can be implemented in an existing FEM software by just replacing the nodal coordinates inside the PML region by their complex counterparts obtained via complex coordinate transformation. We first introduce the analytical derivation of the locally-conformal PML method for the FEM solution of the two-dimensional scalar Helmholtz equation arising in the mathematical modeling of various steady-state (or, time-harmonic) wave phenomena. Then, we carry out its numerical performance analysis by means of some Monte Carlo simulations which consider both the problem of constructing the two-dimensional Green’s function, and some specific cases of electromagnetic scattering.     

A non-uniform basis order for the discontinuous Galerkin method of the 3D dissipative wave equation with perfectly matched layer

In this study a discontinuous Galerkin method (DG) for solving the three-dimensional time-dependent dissipative wave equation is investigated. In the case of unbounded problems, the perfectly matching layer (PML) is used to truncate the computational domain. The aim of this work is to investigate a simple selection method for choosing the basis order for elements in the computational mesh in order to obtain a predetermined error level. The selection method studied here relies on the error estimates provided by Ainsworth [M. Ainsworth, Dispersive and dissipative behaviour of high order discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods, Journal of Computational Physics 198(1) (2004) 106–130]. The performance of the non-uniform basis is examined using numerical experiments. In the simulated model problems, a feasible method choosing the basis order for arbitrary sized elements is achieved. In simulations, the effect of dissipation and the choices of the PML parameters on the performance of the DG method are also investigated.     

3-D Quantum Transport Solver Based on the Perfectly Matched Layer and Spectral Element Methods for the Simulation of Semiconductor Nanodevices

A 3-D quantum transport solver based on the spectral element method (SEM) and perfectly matched layer (PML) is introduced to solve the 3-D Schr?dinger equation with a tensor effective mass. In this solver, the influence of the environment is replaced with the artificial PML open boundary extended beyond the contact regions of the device. These contact regions are treated as waveguides with known incident waves from waveguide mode solutions. As the transmitted wave function is treated as a total wave, there is no need to decompose it into waveguide modes, thus significantly simplifying the problem in comparison with conventional open boundary conditions. The spectral element method leads to an exponentially improving accuracy with the increase in the polynomial order and sampling points. The PML region can be designed such that less than -100 dB outgoing waves are reflected by this artificial material. The computational efficiency of the SEM solver is demonstrated by comparing the numerical and analytical results from waveguide and plane-wave examples, and its utility is illustrated by multiple-terminal devices and semiconductor nanotube devices.     

Frequency domain finite-element and spectral-element acoustic wave modeling using absorbing boundaries and perfectly matched layer

Wave propagation modeling as a vital tool in seismology can be done via several different numerical methods among them are finite-difference, finite-element, and spectral-element methods (FDM, FEM and SEM). Some advanced applications in seismic exploration benefit the frequency domain modeling. Regarding flexibility in complex geological models and dealing with the free surface boundary condition, we studied the frequency domain acoustic wave equation using FEM and SEM. The results demonstrated that the frequency domain FEM and SEM have a good accuracy and numerical efficiency with the second order interpolation polynomials. Furthermore, we developed the second order Clayton and Engquist absorbing boundary condition (CE-ABC2) and compared it with the perfectly matched layer (PML) for the frequency domain FEM and SEM. In spite of PML method, CE-ABC2 does not add any additional computational cost to the modeling except assembling boundary matrices. As a result, considering CE-ABC2 is more efficient than PML for the frequency domain acoustic wave propagation modeling especially when computational cost is high and high-level absorbing performance is unnecessary.     

Perfectly matched layers in a divergence preserving ADI scheme for electromagnetics

For numerical simulations of highly relativistic and transversely accelerated charged particles including radiation fast algorithms are needed. While the radiation in particle accelerators has wavelengths in the order of 100 μm the computational domain has dimensions roughly five orders of magnitude larger resulting in very large mesh sizes. The particles are confined to a small area of this domain only. To resolve the smallest scales close to the particles subgrids are envisioned. For reasons of stability the alternating direction implicit (ADI) scheme by Smithe et al. [D.N. Smithe, J.R. Cary, J.A. Carlsson, Divergence preservation in the ADI algorithms for electromagnetics, J. Comput. Phys. 228 (2009) 7289–7299] for Maxwell equations has been adopted. At the boundary of the domain absorbing boundary conditions have to be employed to prevent reflection of the radiation. In this paper we show how the divergence preserving ADI scheme has to be formulated in perfectly matched layers (PML) and compare the performance in several scenarios.     

层状介质时域有限差分方法斜入射平面波引入新方式

应用二维时域有限差分方法分析层状介质中的目标散射时,在总场-散射场边界斜入射平面波源用常规方法难以引入,因为在总场-散射场边界处设置的入射波实际上包含了入射脉冲以及各分层界面的反射和多次反射.为解决这个问题,提出了斜入射平面波的混合引入方式,即对总场-散射场的四个边界面采取不同的处理方式.对于总场-散射场的纵向侧边界,用含有斜入射角度的修正一维时域有限差分方法,只要在自由空间位置加入入射脉冲就会自行产生由各分层界面形成的反射波,包括多次反射.同时,把纵向总场-散射场侧边界向下延伸,使得总场-散射场下边界位于完全匹配层内,这样透射波和散射波均为外向行波而被吸收.对于总场-散射场的上边界,由于完全位于自由空间中,边界上各点的入射波将是总场-散射场纵向边界角点处入射波的带有时间延迟的复制.数值模拟结果表明了本文所提出方法的正确性和有效性. 关键词： 时域有限差分 层状介质 斜入射平面波 修正一维麦克斯韦方程     

Finite difference computation of acoustic scattering by small surface inhomogeneities and discontinuities

The use of finite difference schemes to compute the scattering of acoustic waves by surfaces made up of different materials with sharp surface discontinuities at the joints would, invariably, result in the generations of spurious reflected waves of numerical origin. Spurious scattered waves are produced even if a high-order scheme capable of resolving and supporting the propagation of the incident wave is used. This problem is of practical importance in jet engine duct acoustic computation. In this work, the basic reason for the generation of spurious numerical waves is first examined. It is known that when the governing partial differential equations of acoustics are discretized, one should only use the long waves of the computational scheme to represent or simulate the physical waves. The short waves of the computational scheme have entirely different propagation characteristics. They are the spurious numerical waves. A method by which high wave number components (short waves) in the wave scattering process is intentionally removed so as to minimize the scattering of spurious numerical waves is proposed. This method is implemented in several examples from computational aeroacoustics to illustrate its effectiveness, accuracy and efficiency. This method is also employed to compute the scattering of acoustic waves by scatterers, such as rigid wall acoustic liner splices, with width smaller than the computational mesh size. Good results are obtained when comparing with computed results using much smaller mesh size. The method is further extended for applications to computations of acoustic wave reflection and scattering by very small surface inhomogeneities with simple geometries.     

有耗介质空间完全匹配层吸收边界条件及其应用

 针对Gedney提出的完全匹配层(PML)无法用于有耗各向同性计算域的截断及其对倏逝波的衰减不理想等问题,提出了一种扩展方法。扩展的PML的主要思想是在各向异性的PML中引入与有耗介质空间相一致的复介电常数和复磁导率,使之可以与有耗介质计算域相匹配。通过给PML的张量介电常数、张量磁导率增加衰减因子以加速倏逝波的衰减。构造了PML吸收效果验证模型,数值结果证明了扩展的PML在处理有耗介质计算域截断问题中的有效性。利用该吸收边界条件,采用时域有限差分法计算了电磁脉冲作用下地面铺设电缆的电磁脉冲响应,计算结果和试验结果取得了较好的一致。     

Small-slope simulation of acoustic backscatter from a physical model of an elastic ocean bottom

An underwater acoustic experiment with a two-dimensional rough interface, milled from a slab of PVC, was performed at a tank facility. The purpose was to verify the predictions of numerical models of acoustic rough surface scattering, using a manufactured physical model of an ocean bottom that featured shear effects, nonhomogeneous roughness statistics, and root-mean-square roughness amplitude on the order of the acoustic wavelength. Predictions of the received time series and interface scattering strength in the 100-300 kHz band were obtained from the Bottom Reverberation from Inhomogeneities and Surfaces-Small-Slope Approximation (BORIS-SSA) numerical scattering model. The predictions were made using direct measurements of scattering model inputs-specifically, the geoacoustic properties from laboratory analysis of material samples and the grid of surface heights from a touch-trigger probe. BORIS-SSA predictions for the amplitude of the received time series were shown to be accurate with a root-mean-square residual error of about 1 dB, while errors for the scattering strength prediction were higher (2-3.5 dB). The work is part of an ongoing effort to use physical models to examine a variety of acoustic scattering and propagation phenomena involving the ocean bottom.     

An efficient differential quadrature methodology for free vibration analysis of arbitrary straight-sided quadrilateral thin plates

In this paper, a new differential quadrature (DQ) methodology is employed to study free vibration of irregular quadrilateral straight-sided thin plates. A four-nodded super element is used to map the irregular physical domain into a square domain in the computational domain. Second order transformation schemes with relative ease and less computation are employed to transform the fourth order governing equation of thin plates between the two domains. The only degree of freedom within the domain is the displacement, whereas along the boundaries, the displacement as well as the second order derivative of the displacement with respect to associated normal co-ordinate variable in computational domain are the two degrees of freedom. Implementing the method, the formulation for the DQ method for the free vibration analysis of plates of straight-sided shapes was presented together with the implementation procedure for the different boundary conditions. To demonstrate the accuracy, convergency and stability of the new methodology, detail studies are made on isotropic plates at acute angles with different geometries, boundary and loading conditions including DQ free-edge boundary condition implementations. Accurate results even with fewer degrees of freedom than for those of comparable numerical algorithms were achieved.     

Finite-difference time domain acoustic-wave algorithm

Summary  A time domain numerical procedure is presented for a simulation of acoustic-wave phenomena. The technique is an adaptation of the finite-difference time domain (FDTD) approach usually applied to model electromagnetic waves. Simple illustrations of propagation in a nondissipative, infinite, homogeneous medium are provided. In scattering by a soft target the interior fields show that for an acoustically denser target the wave penetrates the target with a magnitude greater than the incident-wave amplitude. Also, the interior acoustic pressure field consists of a pair of high-pressure bands sandwiching a low-pressure band.     

A Consistent Characteristic Boundary Condition for General Fluid Mixture and Its Implementation in a Preconditioning Scheme

Characteristic boundary conditions that are capable of handling general fluid mixtures flow at all flow speeds are developed. The formulation is based on fundamental thermodynamics theories incorporated into an efficient preconditioning scheme in a unified manner. Local one-dimensional inviscid (LODI) relations compatible to the preconditioning system are proposed to obtain information carried by incoming characteristic waves at boundaries accurately. The approach has been validated against a variety of sample problems at a broad range of fluid states and flow speeds. Both acoustic waves and hydrodynamic flow features can pass through the boundaries of computational domain transparently without any unphysical reflection or spurious distortion. The approach can be reliably applied to fluid flows at extensive thermodynamic states and flow speeds in numerical simulations. Moreover, the use of the boundary condition shows to improve the computational efficiency.     

On the generation and maintenance of waves and turbulence in simulations of free-surface turbulence

One of the challenges in numerical simulation of wave–turbulence interaction is the precise setup and maintenance of wave and turbulence fields. In this paper, we investigate techniques for the generation and suppression of specific surface wave modes, the generation of turbulence in an inhomogeneous physical domain with a wavy boundary-fitted grid, and the generation and maintenance of waves and turbulence during the complex wave–turbulence interaction process. We apply surface pressure to generate and suppress waves. Based on the solution of linearized Cauchy–Poisson problem, we derive three pressure expressions, which lead to a δ-function method, a time-segment method, and a gradual method. Numerical experiments show that these methods generate waves as specified and eliminate spurious waves effectively. The nonlinear wave effect is accounted for with a time-relaxation method. For turbulence generation, we extend the linear forcing method to an inhomogeneous physical domain with a curvilinear computational grid. Effects of force distribution and computational grid distortion are examined. For wave–turbulence interaction, we develop an algorithm to instantaneously identify specific progressive and standing waves. To precisely control the wave amplitude in a complex turbulent flow field, we further develop an energy controlling method. Finally, a simulation example of wave–turbulence interaction is presented. Results show that turbulence has unique features in the presence of waves. Velocity fluctuations are found to be strongly dependent on the wave phase; variations of these fluctuations are explained by the pressure–strain correlation associated with the wave-induced strain field.     

Improved analysis for SRS- and XPM-induced crosstalk in SCM-WDM transmission link in the presence of HOD

In this paper, the improved analysis for SRS- and XPM-induced crosstalk has been reported. The modified expression for XPM-induced crosstalk has been obtained and SRS- and XPM-induced crosstalks have been reported at varied walkoff parameter, modulation frequency, input optical power and transmission distance. It has been observed that there is exponent decrease in SRS-induced crosstalk with the increase in modulation frequency from 0 to 2.0 GHz. It varies with the increase in length and lie in the range of (−114 to −122.4) dB and (−115.5 to −124.4) dB at 20 and 100 km, respectively. Moreover, it increases exponentially with the increase in input optical power and lies in the range of (−121.6 to −130.6) dB at 10 mW and grows exponentially up to the range of (−114 to −122.8) dB at 60 mW optical powers at walkoff parameter of (13.6, 27.2, 54.4 and 81.6) ps/km. It has been observed that the XPM-induced crosstalk increases exponentially with the increase in transmission distance and modulation frequency for 2OD and 3OD. Furthermore, it has been found that the total SRS- and XPM-induced crosstalk rises exponentially with fluctuations with the increase in modulation frequency and transmission length in the presence of combined effect of 2OD and 3OD at varied walkoff parameters.     

卷积完全匹配层在两维声波有限元计算中的应用

将基于复坐标变换和复频移扩展坐标变量的卷积完全匹配层Convolution Perfectly Machted Layer(CPML)引入到两维声波方程的有限元(FEM)计算中,该匹配层作为一种吸收边界条件Absorbing Boundary Condition(ABC)应用在有限元计算的边界截断上。文中分别给出了频域和时域的CPML方程的表达形式,并在有限元计算软件COMSOL中完成数值计算。相对于经典的PML,CPML最大的优势在于它不需要把场分裂开,这使其具有更好的稳定性和更高的吸收性能,且更易于实现。数值计算结果表明,CPML边界层有着比PML更好的吸收效果,其更有效的吸收了进入其中的声场能量。      

PML-FDTD法在分析负折射率材料中的应用

将时域有限差分(FDTD)法引入了对负折射率材料物理现象的仿真研究.给出了二维TM波在负折射率材料中的时域差分方程,并且在吸收边界处使用了理想匹配层(PML).为了避免在迭代过程中出现的不稳定现象,在差分方程的推导中引入了Drude模型, 并对Pendry提出的由负折射率材料构成的平板透镜具有的完美成像现象进行了数值仿真验证.由仿真结果发现,完美成像现象只在平板透镜的折射率n=－1时出现,当n≠－1时则会出现近轴聚焦效应.     

全矢量有限元模型及其在光波导中的应用

为了研究光波导和光子晶体光纤的模式特性和传输特性,从矢量波动方程出发,推导出了各向异性介质中场微分方程复数泛函表达式,利用棱边/节点混合元离散了该泛函,加入了各向异性介质匹配层边界条件,得到关于传播常量的广义特征值方程.以矩形波导为例,对各向异性介质匹配层边界条件的吸收特性进行了研究,得到了基模以及几个高阶模的场分布、色散曲线和损耗曲线.结果表明该方法可靠有效.对正六边形晶格光子晶体光纤进行了分析.数据表明：光纤有效折射率随空气孔直径或波长的增大而减小,但与空气孔圈数无关;光纤限制损耗(confinement loss)随波长增大近似成指数增大,而增加空气孔直径或者空气孔圈数则可使之显著降低.