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Finite-Difference-Time-Domain Simulation Of Ultrafast Experiments, Alpha Ma
Finite-Difference-Time-Domain Simulation Of Ultrafast Experiments, Alpha Ma
Macalester Journal of Physics and Astronomy
The Finite-Difference-Time-Domain (FDTD) method is a numerical method that calculates electric fields or magnetic fields by interleaving them in space and time. Using a python package called “MEEP”, I was able to write optical simulations of ultrafast experiments, especially the Terahertz Pump-Probe experiments. The goal of this project was to use FDTD simulation to measure the transmission of an electro-magnetic pulse passing through a thin film of conducting material on a dielectric substrate in order to study the characteristic conductivity of potential solar cell materials.