A Finite Element Analysis of Planar Circulators Using Arbitrarily Shaped Resonators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1982, Pages 1964-1974

  Lyon, Ronald W ^a   Helszajn, Joseph ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RESONATORS - ANALYSIS;

ARBITRARILY SHAPED RESONATORS; PLANAR JUNCTION CIRCULATORS;

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

EID: 0020203239     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1982.1131352     Document Type: Article

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