===Plane Waves===
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[[Image:FDTD46.png|thumb|300px|[[FDTD Module]]'s Plane Wave dialog]]
In EM.Cube's [[FDTD Module]], you can excite a structure with an arbitrary incident plane wave and compute its scattering pattern or bi-static radar cross section. A plane wave excitation is defined by its propagation vector indicating the direction of incidence and its polarization. EM.Cube's [[FDTD Module]] provides the following polarization options:
* In the Field Definition section of the dialog, you can enter the '''Amplitude''' of the incident electric field in V/m and its '''Phase''' in degrees. The default field Amplitude is 1 V/m with a zero Phase.
* The direction of the Plane Wave is determined by the incident '''Theta''' and '''Phi''' angles in degrees. You can also set the '''Polarization''' of the plane wave and choose from the five options described earlier.
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Figure 1: [[FDTD Module]]'s Plane Wave dialog.
A plane wave box placed around a PEC sphere object. The trident at the corner of the box shows the propagation vector as well as the E-field and H-field polarization vectors.