Modelling wave propagation in diagonal microstrip lines using enhanced FDTD equations

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium: Wireless Technologies and Information Networks, APS 1999 - Held in conjunction with USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting

Volumn 2, Issue , 1999, Pages 1070-1073

  Foroughipour, Makmoudreza ^a   Esselle, Karu P ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SERVICES; STAIRS; STRIP METAL; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AND SPLITS; CELL FACES; EFFECTIVE DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; PHASE CONSTANTS; SPLIT CELL; TIME STEP;

MICROSTRIP LINES;

EID: 0037481304     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.1999.789498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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