Inserting a basic wave component \( u=e^{i(kx_q-\tilde\omega t_n)} \) in the scheme requires computation of $$ \begin{align*} \lbrack D_tD_t e^{ikx}e^{-i\tilde\omega t}\rbrack^n_q &= \lbrack D_tD_t e^{-i\tilde\omega t}\rbrack^ne^{ikq\Delta x}\nonumber\\ &= -\frac{4}{\Delta t^2}\sin^2\left( \frac{\tilde\omega\Delta t}{2}\right)e^{-i\tilde\omega n\Delta t}e^{ikq\Delta x}\\ \lbrack D_xD_x e^{ikx}e^{-i\tilde\omega t}\rbrack^n_q &= \lbrack D_xD_x e^{ikx}\rbrack_q e^{-i\tilde\omega n\Delta t}\nonumber\\ &= -\frac{4}{\Delta x^2}\sin^2\left( \frac{k\Delta x}{2}\right)e^{ikq\Delta x}e^{-i\tilde\omega n\Delta t} \end{align*} $$