Analysis of a double step microstrip discontinuity in the substrate using the 3-D-FDTD method

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1600-1602

  Chun, Joong Chang ^a   Park, Wee Sang ^b  

^a KT Cooperation   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PERMITTIVITY; SUBSTRATES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DOUBLE STEP MICROSTRIP DISCONTINUITY; MICROWAVE PLANAR CIRCUIT MODULES; PATCH ANTENNA FEEDS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

MICROSTRIP LINES;

EID: 0030246319     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.536613     Document Type: Article

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