Efficient transient simulation of embedded subnetworks characterized by-parameters in the presence of nonlinear elements

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 12 PART 2, 1998, Pages 2356-2363

  Achar, Ramachandra ^a   Nakhla, Michel S ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circuit simulation; Complex frequency hopping; Distributed networks; High speed interconnects; Model order reduction; Moment matching techniques; Rf circuits; Scattering parameters

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FREQUENCY HOPPING; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NONLINEAR NETWORKS; TRANSIENTS;

MODEL-REDUCTION TECHNIQUES;

LINEAR NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032305313     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.739223     Document Type: Article

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