MAM - A multipurpose admittance matrix for antenna design via the finite element method

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2276-2286

  de la Rubia, Valentín ^a   Zapata, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Admittance matrix; Design automation; Design methodology; Finite element methods (FEMs); Microstrip antennas; Multiport circuits; Piecewise (PCW) linear approximation; Reduced order systems; Slot antennas

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; SLOT ANTENNAS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ANTENNA DESIGN; DESIGN AUTOMATION; MULTIPORT CIRCUITS; PIECEWISE (PCW) LINEAR APPROXIMATION; REDUCED ORDER SYSTEMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 34548189775     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.901955     Document Type: Article

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