Efficient analysis of microwave passive structures using 3-D envelope-finite element (EVFE)

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2721-2727

  Tsai, Hsiao Ping ^a   Wang, Yuanxun ^b   Itoh, Tatsuo ^b  

^a Mindspeed Technologies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Envelope simulation; Finite element time domain method; Full wave approach; Time domain modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

MICROWAVE PASSIVE STRUCTURES;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0036906444     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.805190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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