A complete multimode equivalent-circuit theory for electrical design

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-423

  Williams, Dylan F ^a   Hayden, Leonard A ^a,b   Marks, Roger B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Cascade Microtech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductor current; Conductor representation; Conductor voltage; Electromagnetic modes; Impedance matrix; Modal representation; Multiconductor transmission line

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000605431     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.102.029     Document Type: Article

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