Characterization of three-dimensional open dielectric structures using the finite-difference time-domain method

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 513-518

  Dib, Nihad ^a   Katehi, Linda P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

DIELECTRIC LINES; IMAGE GUIDE COUPLER; LAYERED RIDGE DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; OPEN DIELECTRIC STRUCTURES;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0030126007     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.491018     Document Type: Article

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