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  • 2018 - OSA Fellows Allen Taflove Northwestern Univ., USA For creating the finite-difference time-domain method for the numerical solution of Maxwell’s equations, with crucial application to the growth and current state of the field of photonics.
  • 2014 - IEEE Electromagnetics Award “For contributions to the development and application of finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) solutions of Maxwell’s equations across the electromagnetic spectrum.”
  • 1990 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the development of the finite-difference time-domain numerical solution of Maxwell's equations.

Overview

Allen Taflove was affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spanned the fields of Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on various specialized subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Structural Biology.

Their work covered multiple topics such as:

  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging

Frequent collaborators included Aya Eid, Adam Eshein, Vadim Backman, Susan C. Hagness, and Yue Li.

Allen Taflove contributed to publications in venues such as the Encyclopedia of RF and Microwave Engineering, Optics Letters, and Biomedical Optics Express.

Recent papers by Taflove included:

  • Finite-Difference Time-Domain Analysis, 2024, Encyclopedia of RF and Microwave Engineering
  • FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN ANALYSIS, 2024, Encyclopedia of RF and Microwave Engineering

Additionally, the following papers associated with their frequent coauthor Aya Eid are part of the research context:

  • Characterizing chromatin packing scaling in whole nuclei using interferometric microscopy, 2020, Optics Letters
  • Origins of subdiffractional contrast in optical coherence tomography, 2021, Biomedical Optics Express

Throughout their career, Taflove received several awards related to contributions in electromagnetics and computational methods. Among these honors were:

  • OSA Fellow, 2018, for creating the finite-difference time-domain method for solving Maxwell's equations with applications in photonics
  • IEEE Electromagnetics Award, 2014, for contributions to finite-difference time-domain solutions of Maxwell's equations
  • IEEE Fellow, 1990, for work on finite-difference time-domain numerical solutions of Maxwell's equations

The scientist developed and applied numerical techniques to analyze electromagnetic phenomena across a broad spectrum, contributing foundational methods used in computational electromagnetics. Their work had implications for imaging technologies and the study of biological structures at microscopic scales. Taflove's research influenced fields that integrate engineering and molecular biology through advanced simulation and imaging techniques.

Best Publications

  • 9 – Computational Electromagnetics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method

    Allen Taflove;Susan C. Hagness;Melinda Piket-May

  • Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method

    Allen Taflove

  • Numerical Solution of Steady-State Electromagnetic Scattering Problems Using the Time-Dependent Maxwell's Equations

    A. Taflove;M.E. Brodwin

  • Photonic nanojet enhancement of backscattering of light by nanoparticles: a potential novel visible-light ultramicroscopy technique

    Zhigang Chen;Allen Taflove;Vadim Backman

  • A Novel Method to Analyze Electromagnetic Scattering of Complex Objects

    Korada Umashankar;Allen Taflove

  • Correction to "Two-Dimensional FDTD Analysis Of A Pulsed Microwave Confocal System For Breast Cancer Detection: Fixed-Focus And Antenna-Array Sensors"

    S.C. Hagness;A. Taflove;J.E. Bridges

  • Application of the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method to Sinusoidal Steady-State Electromagnetic-Penetration Problems

    Allen Taflove

  • FD-TD modeling of digital signal propagation in 3-D circuits with passive and active loads

    M. Piket-May;A. Taflove;J. Baron

  • Validation and extension to three dimensions of the Berenger PML absorbing boundary condition for FD-TD meshes

    D.S. Katz;E.T. Thiele;A. Taflove

  • Advances in Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method

    Allen Taflove

  • Direct time integration of Maxwell's equations in linear dispersive media with absorption for scattering and propagation of femtosecond electromagnetic pulses

    Rose M. Joseph;Susan C. Hagness;Allen Taflove

  • Method for in situ heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations

    Jack Bridges;Allen Taflove;Richard Snow

  • Finite-difference time-domain modeling of curved surfaces (EM scattering)

    T.G. Jurgens;A. Taflove;K. Umashankar;T.G. Moore

  • Review of the formulation and applications of the finite-difference time-domain method for numerical modeling of electromagnetic wave interactions with arbitrary structures

    Allen Taflove

  • Apparatus and method for in situ heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations

    Jack Bridges;Allen Taflove

  • Electromagnetic scattering by arbitrary shaped three-dimensional homogeneous lossy dielectric objects

    K. Umashankar;A. Taflove;S. Rao

  • Optical analysis of nanoparticles via enhanced backscattering facilitated by 3-D photonic nanojets

    Xu Li;Zhigang Chen;Allen Taflove;Vadim Backman

  • Three-dimensional FDTD analysis of a pulsed microwave confocal system for breast cancer detection: design of an antenna-array element

    S.C. Hagness;A. Taflove;J.E. Bridges

  • Calculation and experimental validation of induced currents on coupled wires in an arbitrary shaped cavity

    K. Umashankar;A. Taflove;B. Beker

  • Detailed FD-TD analysis of electromagnetic fields penetrating narrow slots and lapped joints in thick conducting screens

    A. Taflove;K.R. Umashankar;B. Beker;F. Harfoush

  • Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain Analysis

    Allen Taflove;Susan C. Hagness

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan C. Hagness
Susan C. Hagness University of Wisconsin–Madison
Todd A. Kuiken
Todd A. Kuiken Northwestern University
Seng-Tiong Ho
Seng-Tiong Ho Northwestern University
Daniel S. Katz
Daniel S. Katz University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Duncan J. Maitland
Duncan J. Maitland Texas A&M University
Hui Cao
Hui Cao Yale University
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
John B. Troy
John B. Troy Northwestern University
Rodney S. Ruoff
Rodney S. Ruoff Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Bruce W Wessels
Bruce W Wessels Northwestern University

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