A Comparison of Formulations for the Vector Finite Element Analysis of Waveguides

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 308-316

  Webb, Jon P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; VECTORS;

LOSSLESS DIELECTRICS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; VECTOR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; WEIGHTED RESIDUALS METHOD;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0028369279     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.275262     Document Type: Article

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