A new 2-D FDTD method applied to scattering by infinite objects with oblique incidence

A new two-dimensional (2-D) finite-difference time domain (FDTD) method applied to scattering by infinite objects with oblique incidence is proposed. 2-D Maxwell's equations, differential equations, and perfectly matched layer (PML) absorbing boundary conditions (ABC) are derived. The incident wave, computed by the 1-D FDTD method, is set on the connecting boundary. The accuracy and the efficiency of the proposed method have been verified by comparing the results of the split-field periodic FDTD method, the sine-cosine method, and the transmission line theory method with the proposed method.