A Numerically Efficient Finite-Element Formulation for the General Waveguide Problem Without Spurious Modes

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1989, Pages 1708-1715

  Svedin, Jan A M ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; WAVEGUIDES--LOSSES;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM; EIGENVALUE PROBLEM; MAXWELL CURL EQUATIONS; METAL WAVEGUIDE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0024771249     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.41035     Document Type: Article

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