Optimization-oriented design of rectangular and circular waveguide components with the use of efficient mode-matching simulators in commercial circuit CAD tools (invited article)

International Journal of Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-51

  Arndt, F ^a   Sieverding, Th ^a   Wolf, T ^a   Papziner, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CAD of waveguide components; Hybrid technique; Mode matching technique

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; MICROWAVE FILTERS; OPTIMIZATION; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES;

MODAL SCATTERING MATRIX METHOD; MODE MATCHING SIMULATORS; MULTIMODE COMBINATION METHOD; SOFTWARE PACKAGE LIBRA; SOFTWARE PACKAGE TOUCHTONE;

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

EID: 0030816950     PISSN: 10501827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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