We consider accurate solution of scattering problems involving complicated metamaterial (MM) structures consisting of thin wires and split-ring resonators. The scattering problems are formulated by the electric-field ...

Surface integral-equation methods accelerated with the multilevel fast multipole algorithm provide suitable mechanisms for the solution of dielectric problems. In particular, recently developed formulations increase the ...

We propose direct and iterative versions of approximate Schur preconditioners to increase robustness and efficiency of iterative solutions of dielectric problems formulated with surface integral equations. The performance ...

The multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA) is a powerful method that enables iterative solutions of electromagnetics problems with low complexity. Iterative solvers, however, are not robust for three-dimensional complex ...

We consider fast and accurate solutions of electromagnetics problems involving three-dimensional photonic crystals (PhCs). Problems are formulated with the combined tangential formulation (CTF) and the electric and magnetic ...

We consider effective preconditioning schemes for the iterative solution of integral-equation methods. For parallel implementations, the sparse approximate inverse or the iterative solution of the near-field system enables ...

We propose novel parallel preconditioning schemes for the iterative solution of integral equation methods. In particular, we try to improve convergence rate of the ill-conditioned linear systems formulated by the electric-field ...