Application of the method of least to electromagnetic engineering problems

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-74

  Oraizi, Homayoon ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antennas; Curve fitting; Differential equations; Directional couplers; Electromagnetic propagation; Electrostatic analysis; Impedance matching; Integral equations; Least squares methods; Numerical analysis; Operators; Optimization methods; Radio propagation

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CURVE FITTING; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROSTATICS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; LEAST-SQUARE BOUNDARY RESIDUAL METHOD (LSBRM); METHOD OF LEAST SQUARE (MLS);

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 33747001292     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2006.1645560     Document Type: Article

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143. H. Oraizi and J. Hamedfar, "Optimum Design of Branch-Line Couplers with Impedance Matching," Iranian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1, 1, Spring-Summer 2003, pp. 18-28.
144. H. Oraizi and J. Hamedfar, "Optimum Design of Broadband Branch-Line Couplers with Arbitrary Power Division and Impedance Transformation," International Journal of Wireless and Optical Communications, 2, 2, 2004, pp. 203-221.
145. H. Oraizi, M, Moradian and K. Hirasawa, "Optimum Design of Parallel Coupled-Line Filters," Ninth IEEE Singapore International Conference on Communication Systems, Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa, Singapore, 6-8 Sept. 2004.
146. H. Oraizi, M Moradian and K. Hirasawa, "Design and Optimization of Microstrip Parallel Coupled-Line Bandpass Filters Incorporating Impedance Matching," under submission.
147. H. Oraizi and A. Sharifi, "Optimum Design of Wideband Multi-Section Wilkinson Power Divider with Arbitrary Power Division and Impedance Matching," Mediterranean Microwave Symposium, MMS 2004, Marseille, France, 1-3 June 2004, p. 111,
148. H. Oraizi and A. Sharifi, "Design and Optimization of Broadband Asymmetrical Multi-Section Wilkinson Power Divider," under submission.
149. M. Moradian and H. Oraizi, "A New Configuration for Band-Pass Coupled- Line Filters for Cancellation of 2nd and 3nd Spurious Bands," 13th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, Zanjan, Iran, 10-12 May 2005, pp. 175-180.
150. H. Oraizi and T. Pakizeh, "Analysis and Determination of the Equivalent Circuit of an E-Plane Metallic Strip in Rectangular Waveguides," Journal of the Technical College of Tabriz University, 29, 1, Spring and Summer 2003, pp. 49-58.
151. H. Oraizi, K. Keyghobad and Sh. Hosseinzadeh, "Application of Lossy Phase Shifters for Microstrip Reflectarray Antennas," 13th Conference on Microwave Techniques, COMITE 2005, Czech Technical University of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, 26-28 Sept. 2005, pp. 52-55.
152. H. Oraizi and Sh. Hosseinzadeh, "A Novel Marching Algorithm for Radio Wave Propagation Modeling over Rough Surfaces," Progress in Electromagnetics Research, PIERS 57, 2006, pp 85-100.
153. H. Oraizi and Sh. Jam, "Analysis of the Tapered Slot Antenna by the Method of Least Squares," Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions B, Engineering, 29, B4, Aug. 2005, pp, 443-457.
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