Theoretical Mode Conversion in Overmoded Nonlinear Coaxial Waveguide Tapers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 127-131

  Lawson, Wes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

MODE CONVERSION; OVERMODED; TELEGRAPHISTS EQUATIONS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0028135974     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.265539     Document Type: Article

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