A rigorous and efficient method of moments solution for curved waveguide bends

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1992, Pages 2200-2206

  Weisshaar, Andreas ^a   Goodnick, Stephen M ^a   Tripathi, Vijai K ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000550913     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.179881     Document Type: Article

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