On the circuit description of TLM nodes

International Journal of Electronics

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 479-491

  Porti J A ^a   Morente, J A ^a   Salinas, A ^a   Rodriguez Sola M ^a   Blanchard, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic wave propagation; Numerical modelling; TLM method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; REFLECTION; SCATTERING;

2D NODES; NUMERICAL MODELING; SCATTERING MATRIX; TRANSMISSION LINE MATRIX (TLM) METHOD;

TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

EID: 33745007944     PISSN: 00207217     EISSN: 13623060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207210600703678     Document Type: Article

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