Theory and numerical calculations for radially inhomogeneous circular ferrite circulators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 419-431

  Krowne, Clifford M ^a,b   Neidert, Robert E ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; FERRITES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIZATION; RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS; TENSORS;

AZIMUTHAL ANGLE; CIRCULAR FERRITE CIRCULATORS; INHOMOGENEITY; MICROSTRIP CIRCULATORS; PARTIAL MODE MATCHING THEORY; RECURSIVE GREENS FUNCTION; STRIPLINE CIRCULATORS;

MICROWAVE CIRCULATORS;

EID: 0030104130     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.486151     Document Type: Article

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