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Abstract: Pseudo-periodic signals are frequently encountered in modern scientific and engineering applications. Most current signal modeling methods focus on strictly periodic signals, and they may ...

Abstract: This article reviews state-of-the-art periodic boundary conditions (PBCs) in finite difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations that operate by enforcing constant wave vector components. The ...