Covariant-Projection Quadrilateral Elements for the Analysis of Waveguides With Sharp Edges

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 501-505

  Webb, J P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - DISPERSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

COUPLED MICROSTRIP LINES; COVARIANT-PROJECTION ELEMENTS; DOUBLE-RIDGED WAVEGUIDE; SHARP-EDGED WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDES, RECTANGULAR;

EID: 0026117467     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.75292     Document Type: Article

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