Higher Order Asymptotic Boundary Condition for the Finite Element Modeling of Two-Dimensional Transmission Line Structures

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1990, Pages 1433-1438

  Khebir, Ahmed ^a   Kouki, Ammar B ^a   Mittra, Raj ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORKS - TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; ELECTROSTATICS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

2D TRANSMISSION LINE; ASYMPTOTIC BOUNDARY CONDITION; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; LAPLACE EQUATION; MULTICONDUCTOR TRANSMISSION LINE;

TELECOMMUNICATION LINES, HIGH FREQUENCY;

EID: 0025502784     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.58682     Document Type: Article

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