Admittance Matrix Formulation of Waveguide Discontinuity Problems: Computer-Aided Design of Branch Guide Directional Couplers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 394-403

  Alessandri, Ferdinando ^a   Bartolucci, Giancarlo ^a   Sorrentino, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS - MICROWAVES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS, SATELLITE; WAVEGUIDES - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

ADMITTANCE MATRIX FORMATION; BEAM-FORMING NETWORKS; BRANCH GUIDE DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS (BGC); MULTICONTOURED BEAM SATELLITE ANTENNAS; WAVEGUIDE DISCONTINUITY PROBLEMS;

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

EID: 0023964824     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.3528     Document Type: Article

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