Efficient algorithm for passivity enforcement of S-parameter-based macromodels

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 415-420

  Dhaene, Tom ^a   Deschrijver, Dirk ^a   Stevens, Nobby ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c DraMCo Research Group   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Least squares fitting; Macromodeling; Model perturbation; Passivity enforcement; Vector fitting

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

LEAST SQUARES FITTING; MACROMODELING; MODEL PERTURBATION; PASSIVITY ENFORCEMENT; VECTOR FITTING;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 60349122205     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.2011201     Document Type: Article

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