Modeling of conductor loss in coplanar circuit elements by the method of lines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 12 PART 2, 1997, Pages 2474-2478

  Vietzorreck, Larissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguides; Discontinuities; Finite conductivity; Finite difference methods; Method of lines; Resistive boundary condition

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC LOSSES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRIP LINES; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

COPLANAR CIRCUIT ELEMENTS; METHOD OF LINES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031341227     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.643862     Document Type: Article

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