Write your own 1-D FDTD program with Python continued...

In this video I walk you through the solution of Maxwell's Equations in 1D using the Finite Difference Time Domain method. This is the algorithm underlying Lumerical FDTD, Tidy3D, and Meep.

I introduce the numerical approximation of the derivative, and then show how that is harnessed to solve Maxwell's Equations. I walk through the main FDTD engine, and introduce concepts like boundary conditions, source excitations, material structures, and Fourier Transform monitors.

I write the code throughout the video, between concepts to keep things interesting.

I hope you enjoy, and I'm happy to be back. Happy coding!


Github Repo for this video: https://github.com/joshuabaxterphd/1D...