Analysis of 3-D Microwave Resonators using Covariant-Projection Elements

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1991, Pages 1895-1899

  Webb, J P ^a   Miniowitz, Ruth ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING--ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

3-D MICROWAVE RESONATORS; COVARIANT-PROJECTION ELEMENTS; RECTANGULAR RESONATORS; SPARSE EIGENVALUE ALGORITHMS;

RESONATORS;

EID: 0026259131     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.97495     Document Type: Article

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