Application of the FDTD for the optimization of broad-band transitions between different types of transmission lines

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 38, Issue 2 I, 2002, Pages 593-596

  Reiche, E ^a,b   Uhlmann, F H ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Germany)

^b ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

FDTD methods; Numerical analysis; Optimization methods; Transmission line discontinuities

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LOSSES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; REFLECTION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES;

TRANSMISSION LINE DISCONTINUITIES;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 0036493653     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.996155     Document Type: Article

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