A Low-Storage PML Implementation within a High-order Discontinuous Galerkin Time-Domain Method


Chen L., ÖZAKIN M. B., Bagci H.

2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020, Virtually, Toronto, Canada, 5 - 10 July 2020, pp.1065-1066, (Full Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/ieeeconf35879.2020.9330033
  • City: Virtually, Toronto
  • Country: Canada
  • Page Numbers: pp.1065-1066
  • Keywords: discontinuous Galerkin method, perfectly matched layers, Time domain analysis, weight-adjusted approximation
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The perfectly matched layer (PML) is one of the most popular domain truncation techniques used by wave equation solvers. PML implementations often use smooth-varying attenuation coefficients to achieve desired levels of accuracy and efficiency by reducing numerical reflection and PML thickness, respectively. For a discontinuous Galerkin time-domain (DGTD) scheme, this approach requires storing a different mass matrix for every mesh element, and therefore significantly increases the memory footprint. In this work, an efficient implementation of PML, which makes use of weight-adjusted approximation to account for smooth-varying attenuation coefficients, is developed. The proposed scheme results in a DGTD scheme with a small memory footprint while maintaining the high-order accuracy of the solution using a thin PML.