Simple and Efficient Finite-Element Analysis of Microwave and Optical Waveguides

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 371-377

  Koshiba, Masanori ^a   Inoue, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES, DIELECTRIC;

MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINES; MICROWAVE WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

EID: 0026819486     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.120111     Document Type: Article

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