Besides, it should be noted that in FEM-PML approach, the computational domain includes the scatterer, the PML and the buffer space between them, while in the FEM-MoL method, it only consists of the dielectric area and the boundary of the scatterer. Therefore, the number of unknowns in the FEM-MoL method is considerably reduced.
CONCLUSIONSA hybrid FEM-MoL approach is proposed as an alternative for 2D scattering problems. This method combines the flexibility of numerical FEM for bounded inhomogeneous region and the effective and accurate semianalytical MoL for irregular but homogeneous layers and the unbounded free space, making it very suitable for dielectric coated scatters or general unbounded 2D scattering problems.The MoL part also has limitations, and is not applicable for layers with certain concave boundary shapes for which a radial line of the MoL has more than two crossing points on the boundary of the layer. The FEM-MoL approach is so far limited to 2D problems, and its extension to 3D problems is still a very challenging problem.
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