Efficient estimation of adjoint-variable S-parameter sensitivities with time domain TLM

International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-187

  Bakr, M H ^a   Nikolova, N K ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAD; Electromagnetic modelling; Field based synthesis; Sensitivity analysis; TLM method

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; ELECTROMAGNETIC STRUCTURES; FIELD-BASED SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION LINE MODELING (TLM) METHODS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 15244347556     PISSN: 08943370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnm.571     Document Type: Article

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