Quasi-TEM Analysis of Microwave Transmission Lines by the Finite-Element Method

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1986, Pages 1096-1103

  Pantić, Zorica ^a   Mittra, Raj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE; EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY; MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINES; QUASI-TEM ANALYSIS;

TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS, MICROWAVE;

EID: 0022809663     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1986.1133505     Document Type: Article

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