Full-Wave, Finite Element Analysis of Irregular Microstrip Discontinuities

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 81-89

  Jackson, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES--PROPAGATION IN GUIDES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SURFACE WAVES;

FINITE ELEMENT EXPANSION CURRENTS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; IRREGULAR MICROSTRIP DISCONTINUITIES; STUB STRUCTURES;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 0024481179     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.20023     Document Type: Article

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