FDTD analysis of Y-junction microstrip circulator with a ferrite sphere

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1631-1641

  Ji, Fei ^a   Yung, Edward Kai Ning ^b   Chen, Ru Shan ^b   Sheng, Xin Qing ^b   Dou, Wen Bin ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CIRCUIT RESONANCE; DAMPING; FERRITE DEVICES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCIES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETIZATION; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

MICROSTRIP CIRCULATORS; POWER DENSITY;

MICROWAVE CIRCULATORS;

EID: 0347592060     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939303772681505     Document Type: Article

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