Combined EM field/linear and nonlinear circuit simulation using the FDTD method

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-189

  Chen, Q ^a   Fusco, V F ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fdtd method; Geometrical decomposition; Mixed geometry problems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNA FEEDERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LINEAR NETWORK SYNTHESIS; LOOP ANTENNAS; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; NONLINEAR NETWORK SYNTHESIS; SLOT ANTENNAS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

GEOMETRICAL DECOMPOSITION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 0032049160     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19981677     Document Type: Article

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